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Prof Openshaw says he is not a "doomster", but thinks the result will be "a lot of people having a pretty nasty illness that is going to knock them out for several days or weeks".

Truss’s supporters called Sunak a “doomster,” but guess what?

Sunak’s replacement as finance minister, Nadhim Zahawi, said he was backing Truss because she offered a “booster” economic approach compared to “doomster” Sunak.

Mr Zahawi - who put himself forward for the top job before crashing out at an early stage - said "we need a 'booster' attitude to the economy, not a 'doomster' one".

“The doubters, the doomster, the gloomsters – they are going to get it wrong again,” Johnson said, rocking up on the balls of his feet as he spoke.