Who said it

“In the depths of the Second World War, the government sketched out a post-war vision that they wanted to build, and that is what we’re doing now”

- Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledges to guide Britain out of the pandemic.

“The British people needed to hear the prime minister set out how he and his government will get a grip of the crisis. Instead we got the usual bluster and no plan” - Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner criticises Mr Johnson. “The Church of England failed to protect children and young people from sexual abusers, facilitating a culture where perpetrators could hide and victims faced barriers to disclosure” - Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse chairwoman Professor Alexis Jay’s damning verdict on a probe into the Anglican Church.

“Admissions to hospital, beds occupied with Covid patients and deaths are basically doubling every two weeks and we just cannot have that continue indefinitely, the NHS will be overwhelmed again”

- Professor Neil Ferguson, of Imperial College London, warns over a second wave.

“The pregnancy tests we had carried out on Leia had returned negative results. It was a wonderful surprise to arrive one morning to see her protectively cradling a new arrival” - Chris Yarwood, a primate keeper at Chester Zoo, celebrates the arrival of a baby Bornean orangutan, a critically endangered species.

“Thank you to every addict and alcoholic who’s ever lifted me up. I love you all – especially the mad ones” - Actor Jason Isaacs pays tribute to those who have helped maintain his sobriety.