QUOTES OF THE DAY

“People are just shocked by what Putin is capable of doing. If anything, it helped those of us who are making the case for helping to protect Ukrainians to get that message across to some of those people who are the more swing votes in the argument. They can see that this is utter barbarism”

- Boris Johnson, speaking on the

final day of the G7 summit in Germany, reflects on the Russian missile attack on a Ukrainian

shopping centre. “This is our 1937 moment. We are not at war, but must act rapidly so that we aren’t drawn into one through a failure to contain territorial expansion. In Ukraine, we have seen the limitations of deterrence by punishment. It has reinforced the importance of deterrence by denial”

- General Sir Patrick Sanders, above,

head of the British Army, says Nato must be prepared to fight to defend

its territory.

“We’ve never been able to write over Zoom or anything at all. We’ve just got to be in a room together, talking with a pack of Post-It Notes and a pen, and at some point we get a laptop out, but that’s even way down the line – and she just always knows. I trust her so much. She is, I think, a genius”

- James Corden says co-writer Ruth Jones will know when it’s right to

bring back Gavin & Stacey.

“I’ve had so many tweets saying I should be at home ironing or cooking. I don’t care about those, but sometimes people threaten my life and those have to be taken seriously. It’s my responsibility to change perceptions by sitting in that chair and talking about football”

- Alex Scott on why misogynistic remarks will not stop her presenting

football programmes.