Sky is offering its customers vouchers worth up to £100 whenever they successfully refer someone to products like Sky Q.

Mr Vince posted later to say his words ‘were not intended to excuse or legitimise terrorism, or any form of racism’.

Stephen Kinnock said the broadcaster had been ‘very clear that there is no case to answer’ when it came to accusations of libel.

The Government accused the British Medical Association leadership of ‘trying to inflict as much damage as they can on the NHS’.