The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)

Who said it

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“The point to make about any exercise – yes, it should be local, people exercise differentl­y. But exercise on your own and don’t use it for a social meeting,”

- Home Secretary Priti Patel.

“We’ve been clear that if people exercise they can do so with one other person from another household but we’re asking them to socially distance while they’re doing that,”

- the prime minister’s official spokesman contradict­s her.

“I have come to the conclusion it is in the best interests of the party that I step aside as leader of Scottish Labour with immediate effect. This was not an easy decision but after three years I feel it is the right one for me and for the party,”

- Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard quits with immediate effect.

“What is happening is that the government is tackling this issue, dealing with it as quickly as possible, and the key thing is we’ve got our fish back.

They’re now British fish and they’re better and happier fish for it,”

- Commons Leader Jacob Rees-mogg.

“No, the agreement came when we were all very busy on Christmas Eve, in my case organising the local Nativity trail. We had been waiting and waiting, it looked like it was coming for probably four days before it actually arrived,”

Fisheries Minister Victoria Prentis admits not reading the post-brexit trade deal with Brussels.

“There was a little trepidatio­n but it’s good, everything has gone fine today, apart from the weather,” Robert Salt, 82, as he received his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at a high street pharmacy.

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