More than 70 businesses, including Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury’s, have raised their concerns in a letter to Rachel Reeves.

The democracy advocates were prosecuted under the 2020 national security law for their roles in an unofficial primary election.

The Met Office, which described the conditions as “the first taste of winter”, said 5-10cm of snow would prove disruptive in England, with Derbyshire being the area most likely to be affected. The ...