“Under the Tories, building of both social and affordable housing has plummeted.

“This audit shows that prejudice and bias based on the colour of someone’s skin continues to blight people’s life chances, and this is utterly unacceptable in 21st century Britain. It is not right that our BAME friends and neighbours are far less likely to have a job or own their home – it is an unfairness that should have ended long ago. 

“Boris Johnson’s failure to condemn the Spanish government over this violence is a shameful dereliction of duty.

“This is a welcome u-turn from attempts to use security co-operation as a bargaining chip in the Brexit negotiations.

“There is a mounting sense that the government could be defeated if it does not immediately pause the roll-out of Universal Credit.