The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
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“We cannot have a foreign secretary dodging scrutiny on arms sales, which is a matter of enormous legal and diplomatic importance” - Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy accuses Lord David Cameron, the foreign secretary, of having “gone silent” over the UK’S arms sales to Israel.
“I am pleased that I didn’t turn away and I am pleased that the concerns I raised in my report have been borne out, and more. What I feel terrible about is all the children who have suffered unnecessarily and been damaged by the wrong treatment”
- Tavistock Trust whistleblower Dr David Bell ahead of the publication of the final report into the Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People.
“Today there is an empty armchair, an absence of ready wit, and one less animal lover in the world” - Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle announces the death of his father, former Labour MP Doug Hoyle, aged 98.
“The growing instability and insecurity directed at Britain and her allies means that the whole of society needs to make a step change towards recognising that our core duty is to think about our defence and our resilience” - Ben Wallace, the Conservative former defence secretary.
“But here in this room, I can admit that when I relax at home and put on some music, it’s not Waterloo” - Abba star Bjorn Ulvaeus reflects on the band’s Eurovision win 50 years ago.
“Some will be annoyed I don’t sound like Claudia. Hopefully people get to like it, or they won’t and I’ll get sacked. Either outcome is all right” - Romesh Ranganathan is prepared for pushback from BBC Radio 2 listeners when he takes over Claudia Winkleman’s show. “No one is going to catch Max this year. His driving and the car are just spectacular” Mercedes boss Toto Wolff insists Max Verstappen’s fourth consecutive title is already a foregone conclusion after the Red Bull driver won the Japanese Grand Prix.