Politics

The prime minister is planning to announce a manifesto-breaking spike to National Insurance this week.

Yoshihide Suga said he will not run in the party leadership elections and will focus on coronavirus measures instead.

“Over 52 per cent. Is that the beginning of a national awakening?”

Frost insisted that the European Union should accept a “substantial and significant change” to the deal already agreed by the UK.

"England has become a country where the pubs have no beer, farmers don't have anyone to pick their fruit, and even if they did there aren't enough lorry drivers to get it to the shops."

In a video from 2019, Farage says passionately that the food shortages threat is "Project Fear" and "should be utterly, completely, totally, disregarded.”

A professional body representing GPs has warned that the Brexit-caused shortages in HGV drivers will massively impact on practices and patients.

One industry representative said there are 500,000 vacancies across the supply chain, which means Brits should expect food prices to increase.

"Wonder if the £190 included ear muffs. Goodness knows... you would need them," one Twitter user said.