THEY SAID WHAT?
“Overwhelmingly, the British people want us to get on with delivering Brexit, and I am determined to deliver for them. I want them to know that I will not compromise on what people voted for in the referendum.”
– Prime Minister Theresa May.
“We are not quite there yet. This was always going to be an extremely difficult, extremely complex negotiation, but we are almost within touching distance now”
– Cabinet Office Minister David
Lidington on Brexit.
“It’s too much for us to be on stage. But, Victor’s dead”
– One Foot In The Grave star Richard Wilson, 82, saying he is too old to reprise the role of grumpy Victor Meldrew on stage. “Donald Trump, I knew this before, but you continue to make it clear you care for no-one other than yourself. Mr President, show some compassion for the people of California and set an example of kindness for this country. Be kind”
– Lady Gaga, above, attacks Donald Trump over his first response – “poor forest management” – to the disastrous forest fires in California.
“I was the world’s worst Brownie and Girl Guide and I never did camping. I am pretty sedentary and I spend most of my time sitting on my bum reading things on the internet! It will do me good to have to exercise a little bit more”
– Anne Hegerty, of the TV show The Chase, looks forward to being a contestant on I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
“I am used to physical things and I would sleep on a snooker table if I needed to so that being in the jungle shouldn’t hold too many problems for me”
– TV’s Nick Knowles, another I’m A
Celebrity contestant.