Politics

A leaked email shows the prime minister's principal private secretary invited more than 100 staff to a BYOB evening gathering.

“As Brexit has been busy falling flat and failing to find any opportunities, the European Movement has been quietly building up its membership," Mike Galsworthy told TLE.

Judging by the replies many staff were appalled by the idea, with one asking why Martin Reynolds was "encouraging a mass gathering in the garden" and another saying "is this for real?"

Mercedes Villalba tweeted that Corbyn “is a Labour Party member and should have the whip restored to him immediately”.

Prime minister Boris Johnson and education secretary Nadhim Zahawi both insisted Labour wanted to lockdown before Christmas. But a viral video seems to suggest otherwise.

"The fact that Romanians and other Eastern European nationalities continue to be disproportionately impacted does indicate that some profiling may be taking place,” one lawyer said.

It will come into effect on April 1st – the same time the Government’s controversial rise in National Insurance payments comes in.

Company leaders said Brexit is one of their biggest concerns – with key issues being a lack of access to EU migrants.

"We had Michael Gove standing here on the harbour telling us we would have greater control of our seas, and a greater share of fish. Nothing has changed. We’re pretty much in the same position as we were before. Maybe we’re a little worse off."