The Green Party admits that its leader has, until recently, been living on a houseboat in London and may have failed to pay council tax.

The situation could still change and there might be more confirmed cases, warns the head of the World Health Organization.

The 28-year-old Iraqi Kurd has evaded arrest by operating under the alias “Kardo Ranya”.

With a display of prime ministerial authority and big dose of political stubbornness, Sir Keir Starmer has kept an awful lot of options on the table.