QUOTES OF THE DAY
“Let’s end this great chainsaw massacre by making conservation do what we know it can do, and that is deliver long-term sustainable jobs and growth as well. Today is not just a vital win in the struggle to contain global temperature increases, it is also a huge economic opportunity”
- Boris Johnson hails a pledge by more than 100 leaders to halt and
reverse deforestation by 2030.
“I can only pray that this time, this session will provide us with a real sense of the seriously urgent systemic shifts that need to happen to deliver on our vision. And urge you all to take all the work we’ve discussed today with implacable resolve and determination to make things happen on the ground... Frankly, we have all had enough talking so we need to put our words and commitments into practice” - The Prince of Wales.
“You need to drill down and get the rot out once and for all. You are not above the law, you are not going to be protected”
- Mina Smallman, mother of murdered sisters Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry, appeals to Dame Cressida Dick after two Metropolitan Police officers admitted sharing photographs of her daughters’ bodies on WhatsApp.
“Morgan was a beautiful, kind and loving soul, beloved by all who have been touched by her warm smile and her caring personality. Morgan was never happier than when she was in the outdoors doing what she loved and spending time with her family. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends and all those she has known along the way”
- A tribute from the family of Morgan Rogers, 24, who died in a paddle boarding accident on the River
Cleddau in Haverfordwest.