Good Morning Britain host Ed Balls fumed at Labour MP Darren Jones over his defence of Rachel Reeves after backlash from the budget last week. Susanna Reid and Ed welcomed the MP on their show this morning and questioned him about Reeves' statements regarding the state of the country's finances.

The Labour MP received the custodial sentence for corruption involving a Government land project, whilst her aunt, ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, was jailed for five years. Following the verdict, Ms Siddiq said in a statement: “This whole process has been flawed and farcical from the beginning to the end.

One Labour MP said they feared “pubs will become the next farms” as the threat of bar closures linger over high streets and rural areas following last week's Budget