QUOTES of the week

‘Just left Frankfurt. Great meetings, great weather, really enjoyed it. Good, because I’ll be spending a lot more time there.’ Goldman Sachs boss Lloyd Blankfein in a provocative tweet as the bank prepares to move staff to the city ahead of Brexit.

‘One of the greatest causes of stress in the world was the invention of the shower.’ Tory MP Tim Loughton, who spends an hour every morning in the bath.

‘Clear your diaries, get time booked off, because that’s what I’m doing.’ BBC presenter Simon McCoy, sarcastically reports the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s third child is due in April.

‘Where do you get your boots? That’s all I ever get.’ Countryfile’s Ellie Harrison complains that she only gets fan mail about her appearance.

‘Spreading lies about your own country: sad. Spreading lies about others: sadder. What an absolute moron.’ Ed Miliband attacks Donald Trump after the US President erroneously blamed a big rise in crime in England and Wales on the ‘spread of radical Islamic terror’.

‘They didn’t want to listen to a 15-minute monologue on the breeding habits of kestrels. They liked girls.’ Autumnwatch’s Chris Packham reveals how he failed to connect with other boys at school due to his autism.

‘Like a true millennial I’m going to write the next one on avocado skin.’ Author Fiona Mozley, who wrote her Booker Prizenominated novel on her phone.

‘You know those bumpers in the lanes when you go bowling? I go out there with two of them, metaphorically, every day.’ Actress Andrea Riseborough says she is harassed constantly by Hollywood sex pests.