Speaking in the Commons, he said: “If every time I lost a case, I was called upon to resign, I would probably never have had a practice.”

Ibec has called for an extended Brexit transition period - even in the case of the UK leaving the EU with no deal agreed.

Asked what would happen the day after a Brexit vote, Ukip leader Nigel Farage said: “I’ve absolutely no idea.”

Plans to introduce a postcode system this year have created more questions than

British Home Secretary and former Northern Secretary John Reid announced today he would resign from the British Cabinet this summer as he ruled himself out of a bid for the Labour leadership.