QUOTES OF THE WEEK

▪ “We politicians have squandered the last three years, three and a half years in squabbles — we’ve even been arguing about arguing, and arguing about the tone of our arguments. I will put an end to all that nonsense and we will get Brexit done on time by January 31.’’

Boris Johnson in a victory speech on Friday morning.

▪ “Corbyn was a disaster on the doorstep. Everyone knew that he couldn’t lead the working class out of a paper bag.”

The UK’s former Labour Home Secretary Alan Johnson.

▪ “My view is a big majority means that the influence of the ERG, the influence of those who are committed Eurosceptics, becomes a lot weaker and I would expect, I’ll predict, by July 1 we will be extending the transition period out until 2022.”

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage.

▪ “Meaningful change rarely happens without the galvanising force of influential individuals, and in 2019, the Earth’s existential crisis found one in Greta Thunberg.”

Time editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal.

▪ “I was stunned actually, there hadn’t been a hint about it, not a hint last year at the show.”

Veteran television presenter Peter Purves after being dropped as a commentator from Channel 4’s coverage of the Crufts dog show after 41 years.

▪ “It is time for the brand famous for the dippable McNugget to launch a dippable option for our vegetarian, vegan and flexitarian customers.”

McDonald’s announces it will launch its first fully vegan meal in the New Year.

▪ “If you get seven-and-ahalf grand into your hand after all expenses… that’s happy days.”

One Dublin solicitor to undercover reporter Amy Molloy, as she investigated the murky side of compo culture in Ireland.

▪ “Legal people are arguing with the insurance companies and insurance companies are arguing with the legal profession but at the end of the day they are all making a lot of money from personal injury claims.”

Supermac’s founder Pat McDonagh on the cost of defending personal injury cases after his company racked up more than €380,000 in legal costs fighting eight claims.

▪ “I wish more people focused on discovering the beauty within themselves rather than critiquing other folks’ grills.”

Beyonce in Elle UK magazine.