It comes despite a slowdown in nightclub closures over the past year, with a net reduction of 13 venues in 2024.

Ferocious winds that drove the flames have calmed somewhat and were not expected to be as powerful during the day on Thursday.

Quentin Willson, founder of FairCharge and advisory board member of EVUK, said: “The fact that Stellantis has hit their Zev mandate for 2024 shows what we’ve always said – the mandate is achievable.

The intensity of US President-elect Donald Trump’s rhetoric and his unpredictability can be “destabilising”, Foreign Secretary David Lammy said. Mr Lammy also criticised Elon Musk, a key Trump ally, ...