TV presenter Gregg Wallace has apologised for claiming complaints about his behaviour came from “a handful of middle-class women of a certain age”, adding he will now “take some time out”.

Leigh Pateman was serving a sentence for grievous bodily harm when Ellen Marshall died from her injuries last year.

The PM is to give a major speech on Thursday, following a backlash to the Budget, plummeting poll ratings and the first resignation from his Cabinet.

Joshua Alexander, 17, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 29 years at the Old Bailey on Monday.

The current permanent secretary at the Department of Health and Social Care will succeed Simon Case as Cabinet Secretary.