Politics

“If the Levelling Up Secretary getting stuck in a lift isn't a metaphor, I don't know what is,” one journalist said.

"The funny thing about this is that, from everything I've ever heard from people in his constituency, Corbyn's popularity stems to a great degree from him being someone who actually helps people with their problems."

"Please record the awkward moment when you tell them you’ve spent most of your career campaigning to have people from Eastern Europe deported," Andy Murray said.

A poll of Conservative members suggested nearly half believe Chancellor Rishi Sunak would make a better leader.

The former leader is reportedly considering establishing his own political party after accepting he will never be reinstated as a Labour MP.

Without a clear immigration status, they have been unable to get a job, rent or access benefits post-Brexit.

According to experts, the best long-term environmental and economic measure Tory ministers could adopt is a close relationship with the EU market.

Meanwhile, Truss insisted that it is her “absolute priority” to solve the “unintended consequences” created by Brexit in Northern Ireland, quoting issues such as red tape.

Labour estimated some of the major cost rises facing British households this year as voters feel the financial hit triggered by Tory policies.