Who said it

“We are so nearly out of our captivity. We can see the sunlit upland pastures ahead. But if we try to jump the fence now, we will simply tangle ourselves in the last barbed wire, with disastrous consequences for the NHS”

- Prime Minister Boris Johnson, writing in the Mail on Sunday about coronavirus restrictions.

“We scientists are very concerned indeed about relaxation of precautions at this stage. The rates are still too high, there’s too many cases coming into hospitals, too many people dying. And if we take the brakes off at this stage, just when the end is in sight, I think we would be making a huge mistake” - Prof Peter Openshaw. “It simply cannot be right or fair that Tier 1 Cornwall and the Isle of Wight are receiving the same level of business support as cities such as Manchester, Leeds and Hull. MPs representing Tier 3 areas on all sides of the House need to come together and demand a much fairer support package”

- Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester.

“I do think we’re in a reasonable position, there’s a deal to be done... it feels like there is progress towards greater respect for what the UK position was. On fishing there’s a point of principle – as we leave the EU we’re going to be an independent... coastal state and we’ve got to be able to control our waters”

- Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.

““He was a kind man & much more than Darth Vader. Actor-HusbandFather-Member of the Order of the British Empire-3 time British Weightlifting Champion & Safety Icon the Green Cross Code Man. He loved his fans as much as they loved him. #RIP” - Star Wars actor Mark Hamill’s tribute to “Darth Vader” Dave Prowse.