An influential group of MPs urged the Home Secretary to stop plans to criminalise the herb khat, favoured by the Somali and Yemeni communities. The mild stimulant, which causes a feeling of euphoria similar to coffee, will become a Class C drug.
Plans to ban chewable herb khat are "extremely worrying", as they fly directly in the face of expert recommendations, according to one Labour MP.
Keith Vaz, who chairs the Home Affairs select committee said he did not want to see the UK become, "a hub for the distribution of illegal khat" once the ban was in place.
The Democratic presidential candidate may also have shown his cards on his choice of running mate.
The US president also shared a post on Twitter accusing Dr Anthony Fauci of misleading the public over hydroxychloroquine.
Fears over an impending second wave of coronavirus dominates Wednesday’s front pages.