Britain is in a “spiral of ever-growing division” with a stark postcode lottery in social mobility, according to a damning report by the Social Mobility Commission today.

The government’s refusal to publish its Brexit impact assessments is “completely untenable”. Speaker John Bercow said he will respond promptly to any allegations of contempt of Parliament.

The OECD’s latest economic forecast shows the UK bucking the trend, and not in a good way.

David Davis has written to the Brexit Committee admitting the impact assessments they are being provided with, won’t contain anything that might be commercially sensitive.

Speaking at the Foreign Correspondents Club in Hong Kong today, Paddy Ashdown, former Leader of the Liberal Democrats, will warn that the rising power of China will come into conflict with the United States as they falter under Trump.