A Swedish model has said she is "shocked" after a newspaper used a photograph of her for a "honey trap" sting on a Tory minister.

A Conservative MP has said he will complain to the new press regulator over the “entrapment” by Sunday newspaper which prompted a British government minister to resign.

Furious British Tories have turned their fire on ex-MP Mark Reckless, with David Cameron branding his defection to Ukip "senseless and counter-productive" while party chairman Grant Shapps told activists: "He lied and lied and lied again."

Two men have been arrested after separate attacks on mosques following the terrorist incident in Woolwich.

The UK will pay its final respects to Margaret Thatcher today as friends and foes continue to row over her legacy.