Claire Coutinho said while the government will ‘play its part’ in making sure the UK is ready for net zero, it is down to the free market to drive progress.

Lawmakers and campaigners cited cases overseas where young people with depression had been allowed to access assisted suicide.

Health Secretary Victoria Atkins also said that the term ‘woman’ should not be ‘eradicated from our language in order to be inclusive and welcoming.’

Mel Stride had earlier suggested people with mild depression or anxiety could be offered therapy instead of disability benefits to help them get back to work.

The prime minister said he was not willing to accept illegal immigrant returns from the EU via Ireland as France is not willing to accept them from the UK.

The prime minister made the comments in response to reports illegal immigrants had been leaving the UK for Ireland in increasing numbers.

The charity said it had received ‘numerous threats’ and its monitoring had identified ’hostile actors’ that posed a risk to the safety of people attending.

A viewer complained that a report gave an inaccurate impression because it failed to make clear the number quoted included Hamas terrorists.

Micheal Martin said that the UK’s Rwanda plan has impacted Ireland, as 80 percent of recent asylum seekers are now coming from Northern Ireland.

The Refugee Council says only 2,000 will be removed to Rwanda by the end of 2024 and the cost of hosting those remaining will be £6.2 billion a year.