QUOTES OF THE DAY

“It’s so funny. It must be our flowing locks that get us mistaken. It’s very flattering for me, but probably not for Tom.”

Broadcaster Sandi Toksvig, who has been mistaken for Hollywood star Tom Cruise.

“I don’t believe in ranting and raving. If you get the message across in a calm way it’s more likely to sink in.”

England cricket coach Trevor Bayliss. “In the interests of justice, fair play and evenhandedness, the Government must, by whatever means, put a stop at once to this macabre charade.” Field Marshal Lord Brammall, former chief of the defence staff, on the harrying of British soldiers over Bloody Sunday.

“You pull your hand away and go ‘Yuck’.”

Actress Kathleen Turner says US President Donald Trump’s handshake left her repulsed. “The BBC say we need more working-class comedies, which is rubbish. We need funny comedies; it doesn’t matter where they come from.”

Actress June Whitfield.

“Personally, I think the Archbishop of Canterbury looks a complete idiot in his tea cosy and his grandmother’s curtains.”

David Waller in a letter to the Daily Telegraph, as the burka row rages on.