Documents also suggest the peer explored the possibility of a £500,000 severance payment after being sacked as US ambassador.

The number of fit notes issued has been rising, with more than 11.2m approved in England last year.

The Treasury Committee will look at whether "the goalposts [have] been moved in a way which is unfair".

Shaun Keaveny, host of The Rock Show, will stand in for her until the end of the end of the month.

Strong winds are likely across many parts of the UK and conditions are turning colder towards the end of the week.