Quotes of the day

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The Inland Revenue didn’t know where I was, no bureaucrats telling me what to do, I could do what I wanted day-in, day-out and it was perfect. Yachtsman Sir Robin Knoxjohnston, 79, recalls how he reacted when the radio broke down during his 1968 voyage in his wooden vessel, making him the first person to sail solo nonstop around the world.

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There’s a special place in hell for any foreign leader that engages in bad faith diplomacy with President Donald J Trump and then tries to stab him in the back on the way out the door.

Mr Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro attacks Justin Trudeau, Canada’s Prime Minister, in the continuing war of words over tariffs.

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Big tough guy once he’s back on his airplane. Can’t do it in person... He’s a pathetic little man-child.

Roland Paris, former foreign affairs adviser to Mr Trudeau, hits back at the US president.

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We must be clear that we are united as a party in our determination to deliver on the decision made by the British people. They want us to deliver on Brexit and build a brighter future for Britain as we take back control of our money, laws and borders.

The Prime Minister appeals for Tory unity in the forthcoming Brexit votes.