Sir Keir defended what he described as the scheme’s ‘huge benefits’ after polls suggested public support for the proposals had plummeted.

A French appeals court has handed a stiffer 10-year sentence to the only man who challenged his conviction for raping Gisele Pelicot while she was drugged and unconscious, French media reported.

A total of 107 high-value cars were taken across Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire by the group led by George Berry and Benjamin Cross.