NHS. He’s a man of principle

look into it too, and, as they have acknowledged, into Islamophobia.”

Meanwhile, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has rubbished Tory claims that a four-day working week would be brought in immediately by Labour.

He said the aim is for the reduction of hours to be introduced within 10 years and only after careful negotiations between employers and unions. Mr McDonnell said all workers should share the benefits of rising productivity. He added: “I don’t think it’s that ambitious, over a decade, reducing to 32 hours a week.

“It’s realistically what people will want and what we will be able to afford.”

■ Labour has vowed to close the gender pay gap within a decade – 50 years earlier than under the Government’s plans – using measures such as fining companies.