Speaking on the Today programme, Australian trade minister Steve Cobbio criticised the government’s post-Brexit trade plans to split food import quotas between the UK and the EU.

Number 10 hinted earlier today that Northern Ireland could stay in the customs union to prevent the return of a hard border, saying the issue would be a matter for the negotiations.

It has been reported that defence minister Tobias Ellwood has threatened to resign if military cuts bring the army below 70,000 soldiers.

Liam Fox has accused British companies of not wanting to export their goods around the globe, in an interview with the House Magazine.

Around ten million small savers will be hit by a stealth tax worth £500m buried in the small print of the Budget, it emerged today.