QUOTES OF THE Week
Two horses on the loose bolt through the streets of London near Aldwych “It is no longer guaranteeing a stable arrangement in Parliament, the events of recent days have made that clear and therefore, after careful consideration, I believe that going forward it is in the best interest of the people of Scotland to pursue a different arrangement” – Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf has called time on the powersharing agreement between the SNP and Scottish Greens at Holyrood.
“This is an act of political cowardice by the SNP, who are selling out future generations to appease the most reactionary forces in the country. By ending the agreement in such a weak and thoroughly hopeless way, Humza Yousaf has signalled that when it comes to political co-operation, he can no longer be trusted” – Scottish Greens co-leader Lorna Slater.
“He’s embarrassed by all the attention that he’s had, he certainly doesn’t consider himself a hero in any way” – Cefin Campbell, the Senedd member for Mid and West Wales, on brother Darrel Campbell, the teacher who restrained the alleged Ammanford school attacker.
“Saying sorry I know doesn’t change what’s happened. But I do want to say to everyone impacted by wrongful convictions and wrongful contract terminations that I am truly, truly sorry for the devastation caused to you, your family and friends” – Former top Post Office executive Angela van den Bogerd at the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry.
“We will establish Great British
Railways – a single, directing mind to control our railways in the passenger interest. Yes, we are keeping the name. I’m afraid I was overruled on calling it Rail Britannia” – Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh as Labour pledged to renationalise the railways if elected.
“If we can stop the boats of course it will be worth it because what we’ve got to recognise is the cost of human lives and the financial cost of not dealing with this is huge” – Home Secretary James Cleverly as the Rwanda Bill became law after receiving royal assent, paving the way for deportation flights to get off the ground.
“I got off the 172 bus which ends at Aldwych and two horses went flying past... People were stopping in the street shocked. The horses were running into fast-moving traffic and seemed terrified” – A witness, named only as Tula, describes seeing military horses on the loose in central London after they were spooked by builders moving rubble.
“Frank Field was a decent, moral and thoughtful man. He was a great parliamentarian – he made our politics better and raised the level of national debate in this country” – Rishi Sunak pays tribute to former Labour minister and crossbench peer Frank Field after his death at the age of 81.