QUOTES OF THE DAY

Boris Johnson enjoys giving flamboyant speeches but has no strategic vision; the turmoil he created the day after Brexit proves it. Nigel Farage and Mr Johnson are responsible for this crime: they sailed the ship into battle and jumped overboard at the moment of crisis” Would-be French president Emmanuel Macron.

When a country leaves the Union, there is no punishment. There is no price to pay to leave. But we must settle the accounts. We will not ask the British to pay a single euro for something they have not agreed to as a member.” Michel Bernier, the European Commission’s chief negotiator. By God, sir, I’ve lost my leg” The Earl of Uxbridge during the Battle of Waterloo, quoted in Great British Understatements. By God, sir, so you have.” The Duke of Wellington’s reply.

Just went to see Beauty And The Beast. Horrible, horrible, horrible” Jonathan Ross