THEY SAID WHAT?

“Ministers have been quick to praise the tireless dedication of people, including paramedics and nurses, yet insist there’s not enough money in the pot to give everyone a decent pay rise. The pay cap must end, not this autumn or next year, but now” Unison general secretary Dave

Prentis “One of the reasons I’m interested in playing characters with intelligence is it builds me up a little bit and keeps me grounded. It makes you realise how many fathom-deep distances there are between you and who you are playing”

actor Benedict Cumberbatch “I’m on the second floor and have impact windows. I’ve thrown coconuts at my windows and they don’t break” Kathleen Paca, 56, who runs a bar, and is one of the Florida residents refusing to be evacuated in advance of the storm “Taking control of your life is a very difficult issue when you think of the people experiencing hurricanes and floods as we speak at this very moment in time - no there are moments in your life where you absolutely cannot take control of your life”

actress Dame Helen Mirren “I grew up being chased around Los Angeles by photographers, strange men in cars”

actress Elizabeth Olsen “I am not going on Strictly. My family would leave home, my husband would divorce me and anyway I am a rubbish dancer”

TV’s Mary Berry