QUOTES OF THE DAY

“We are not at 1970s levels of inflation but we are now experiencing enough inflation that real pain will be felt as low-income households - most of whom have little in the way of financial assets - wait more than a year for their incomes to catch up”

- Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, on the

Budget.

“It is not just about being in the North, by the way - we’re here in Burnley but if you are growing up in a village in the South West or even on the south coast, people want to feel opportunity is there for them, wherever they happen to be”

- Chancellor Rishi Sunak, speaking in

Bury.

“Crowning Vivienne as Westminster Dog of the Year and the public’s winner is testament to Sir David’s commitment and his passionate campaigning for animals”

- Mark Beazley of the Kennel Club, which organises the contest, after it was won by the French bulldog, above, owned by Conservative MP Sir David Amess, who was stabbed to death in his constituency earlier this month.

“We will keep the red list category in place as a precautionary measure to protect public health and are prepared to add countries and territories back if needed, as the UK’s first line of defence”

- UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announces all remaining countries on his red list of international travel will be removed.

“We regret the confrontational language that has been consistently used by the French government on this issue, which makes this situation no easier to resolve”

- A UK Government spokesman announces the French ambassador in London is being summoned as the dispute over fishing rights escalated.