QUOTES OF THE DAY

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Russian influence in the UK is ‘the new normal’, and there are a lot of Russians with very close links to Putin who are well integrated into the UK business and social scene, and accepted because of their wealth. This level of integration – in ‘Londongrad’ in particular” – means that any measures now being taken by the government are not preventative but rather constitute damage limitation.

The Intelligence and Security Committee’s long-awaited Russia report

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Ministers at the time, who were put in an incredibly difficult position, in my view, followed the advice given by Sage, which are clearly signposted through the minutes of Sage, with a delay that was no more than you would reasonably expect.

England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty defends the UK Government’s Covid-19 response

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I vividly remember watching the World Cup final. At the final whistle, he went to his knees, a big hard man like that

showing such emotion. I’ll never forget it.

Bricklayer Peter Mather paid his respects as Jack Charlton’s funeral procession passed through Ashington in Northumberland

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This is a full-frontal attack on the central pillar of our democracy concerning the ability for journalists to hold the powerful to account through the media. We are lost without it!

Dame Vivienne Westwood calls for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to be spared from extradition to the US

Jack Charlton and Dame Vivienne Westwood.