The prime minister provided little detail, and there are questions over shifting the fees onto unit costs.

The UK government says the field, which is opposed by environmental campaigners, could be producing gas by the end of this month.

Education Secretary Lucy Powell has stressed the importance of reminding new generations of the horrors of the Holocaust.

While not naming the disgraced former MP, the Metropolitan Police has issued a statement confirming a 63-year-old man is being investigated.