Who said it?

“This request has placed me in an impossible and odious position.”

- Lord Geidt on his reason for resigning as Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser when the prime minister considered action risking a deliberate breach of his own ministerial code.

“We haven’t made a final decision on how best to carry out that function, whether it relates to a specific individual or not. He (Mr Johnson) will carefully consider that before setting out the next steps. It could continue as it was before, but he hasn’t made a final decision on it.” - The prime minister’s official spokesman says Boris Johnson is considering not replacing Lord Geidt as his ethics adviser.

“There are now no ethics left in this Downing Street regime propped up in office by a Conservative Party mired in sleaze and totally unable to tackle the cost-of-living crisis facing the British people.”

- Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner.

“This is a genuine apology, from the sport, from myself, from the leadership. We have to set a new path, a new road map. Gymnastics will be different because of the bravery of the young people who spoke up.”

- British Gymnastics chief executive Sarah Powell on the abuse scandal.

“I notice it is not proposed the Commons should join us in this exodus. If relocation of the Lords elsewhere would have a leading role to play in delivering the levelling-up agenda...would not that impetus be magnified several times over if we were to be joined by the other place? Sauce for the ermine goose is surely sauce for the plebeian gander.”

- Lord Young of Cookham on suggestions the House of Lords could move to Stoke.