The trail of incompetence left by the UK government is appalling. They have lied, avoided, evaded and prevaricated. About 40,000 people have died – that is not entirely attributable to action – or non-action – by the government, but that it is certainly a major contributory factor. Yesterday, there more deaths were reported from the UK than the other 27 countries in Europe combined.

It is hard to imagine how the government could sink in public esteem. But nothing is beyond Jake Mogg; when you think they’ve hit rock bottom, he goes lower. He has demanded that the Commons is re-called – that meant MPs queuing to vote in a crocodile hat stretched for around 1km – what a sight, and what a waste of time. Worse, a government minister became ill yesterday while on his feet in the Commons. That provides a graphic desciption – as if one was required of the recklessness – sheer stupidity of little moggie. If it transpires that the minister in question does, indeed, have the virus, heaven only knows how many other ministers and MPs may have been infected.

The honourable thing would be for little Moggie to resign, but honour, like sense, like integrity, has long since departed from the government benches.