“It is really important to remember in all this that, while high paid jobs are unevenly spread, low paid jobs, and indeed poverty, are not,” a top think tank has warned.
Johnson's efforts to win round wavering Tory MPs took a Shakespearean turn last night.
'What happened to "Justice should not only be done but should be seen to be done."'
As he battled to defend himself Mr Johnson claimed Sir Keir “used his time prosecuting journalists and failing to prosecute Jimmy Savile”.
A snap poll on Monday afternoon revealed that 65 per cent of Brits don't accept Johnson's apology.
"I can’t imagine there are many circumstances in which Nadine Dorries would defend me, but I’m absolutely certain that there are none in which I’d want her to."
"People, and I think our constituents, want to see us getting on with the job," the deputy prime minister insisted.
“If these proposals involve changing the law in devolved policy areas, then pressing ahead without the consent of the Scottish parliament would demonstrate yet again the UK government’s intent to undermine devolution," a senior Scottish minister has said.
A speechless Nadine Dorries was left only saying "the prime minister tells the truth" after the PM gets caught bang to rights.