No-one apart from the Conservatives is making the argument for businesses, party leader Kemi Badenoch claimed.

The aircraft type, which entered service in 2011, is described by Boeing as ‘the bestselling passenger widebody of all time’.

The county is the latest in the north of England to see its status moved to ‘drought’ after the driest spring for 132 years.

The US-based airplane manufacturer, which has been blighted by safety issues in recent years, saw shares drop as much as 8.

Labour MPs have called for a “crackdown” on “dodgy” vape, barber and souvenir shops, which a minister warned “undermine the legitimate” firms on Britain’s high streets.