THEY SAID WHAT?

“Everyone threatening Theresa May with chaos, revolt, resignations, and a leadership election if she doesn’t do as they wish needs to think carefully about what might be the consequences of their actions”

– Former Tory leader Lord (William) Hague issues a warning

to hard-line Brexiteers.

“I honestly believe that slaughterhouses, intensive chicken barns or crowded pig pens should be open to the public eye. Schools should be encouraged to visit as part of the curriculum. The public cares about the welfare of the animal and the health of the environment behind the food on their plate”

– Countryfile presenter Tom Heap,

below. “In that political structure - all the non-truths, the nastiness, the backhanded backroom stuff that goes on - I feel like I could not exist. I would not be able to do it. It’s not a clean business. It would kill me”

– TV star Oprah Winfrey, above, rejects the idea that she should

run for US President.

“None of my thinking has been influenced by the BBC’s pay problems. I’d offered, in writing, to take a cut”

– Broadcaster Eddie Mair, who is leaving the BBC for LBC, denies that he refused a salary cut in the row over the gender pay gap.

“Two cheeks of the same backside” – George Galloway, former Labour and Respect MP in a derogatory reference to what he calls “Tweedledee and Tweedledum politics”.

“My fantasy is going into a men’s loo. And listening to what they say”

– Classicist Mary Beard.