THEY SAID WHAT?

“Theresa May is a dead woman walking. It is just how long she is going to remain on death row” Former chancellor George Osborne on the Prime Minister’s position after the Conservatives’ poor results in the General Election

“We’re ready any time” Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on the prospect of an early general election

“To those that say the PM should step down, or that we need another election or even - God help us - a second referendum, I say come off it. Get a grip, everyone” Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, describing claims that he is angling for the top job as “tripe”

“She not only can stay but should stay. It would be immensely

disruptive if we had either a Conservative leadership or a general election during the Brexit process”

Former Tory leader Lord Howard

“Being a redhead made me an outsider. Red hair fades, but inside I’ll always be a redhead, and have all the insipid colouring that goes with it” Actress Patricia Hodge, above

“As far as the aftercare is concerned. I have been treated like a prince” Yachtsman Mervyn Wheatley after being rescued from an Atlantic storm by the QM2

“I showed up, put my costume on, said my lines and stayed out of trouble. That’s all I ever do. It beats working for a living”

Actor Sir Anthony Hopkins