Ms Nathanielsen maintains that most communities do support mining, and that it boosts local economies.

In an interview with Panorama, Lord Rose told the BBC that home working was part of the UK economy's "general decline" and employees' productivity was suffering.

A Downing Street spokesman said the two men "discussed trade and the economy, with the prime minister setting out how we are deregulating to boost growth".

Downing Street also said Trump and Sir Keir "discussed the importance of working together for security in the Middle East", and spoke about trade and the economy.

That surely does not mean the government should play no role in our economy; as mentioned above, the Biden administration oversaw remarkable growth.