Labour’s shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry has accused the government of “suppressing the truth” for delaying the publication of the report on alleged Russian interference in the UK until after the election. “What have you got to hide?” she asked.

It came after ​Jeremy Corbyn claimed Labour can deliver Brexit next year without trashing the economy or the NHS and attacked the prospect of “Thatcherism on steroids” under the Tories, as the parties ramp up general election campaigning.

Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, meanwhile, was forced to apologise after he caused outrage for suggesting Grenfell Tower fire victims lacked “common sense” for not leaving the building in spite of the fire brigade’s stay put advice.

The outgoing Leader of the House faced widespread calls to resign, and was branded “callously irresponsible” by the Fire Brigades Union and “an actual piece of s***” by grime star Stormzy.