Bishop Paul Tighe also said there is ‘a little bit of national pride’ that an Irish-born man is the chief organiser while the post is vacant.

Runcorn-based Nanoco has filed a lawsuit in the US against the electronics giant, claiming it has wilfully infringed its intellectual property.

It comes as the Times newspaper reported the Home Office could be open to the idea of a ‘one in, one out’ youth mobility scheme.

All spent nuclear fuel has been removed from the site of the former Hunterston B power station, leading to it being declared nuclear-free. The site in North Ayrshire provided power for nearly 46 years ...