The Foreign Secretary said Britain had ‘not forgotten’ those ‘arbitrarily detained’ by the military regime which leads Myanmar.

The deputy leader said James McMurdock was someone who had ‘got things wrong, learnt from it and has grown and succeeded’.

Preston boss Paul Heckingbottom claimed the officials had a “howler” after his side were beaten 2-1 by Lancashire rivals Blackburn at Ewood Park.

Wales were thrashed 43-0 by France in their Six Nations opener as they suffered a 13th successive Test defeat.