"If we go back 103 years, we find Christmas 1914 there was a ceasefire. It would be very good to have a ceasefire from insult and the use of pejorative terms about people at this time.

"As a country, we have a future ahead of us, we have made a decision about Brexit, that is clear, both sides are saying that.

"How we do that is a question for robust political argument, but there is a difference between disagreeing and personalised attacks - and those have to be avoided.

"If we are going to make a success of Brexit, and it's perfectly possible to do and in fact we should make a success of it - it gives opportunities as well as challenges - then we need a political leadership that is united in their attitude to the future, even if divided on policy.

"Therefore we do need reconciliation and unity."