THEY SAID WHAT?

“We should do what we can, but it’s like putting sandbags down for a flood. Your kitchen’s still going to be underwater, but maybe we can save the bedrooms upstairs”

- CBI head of EU negotiations Nicole Sykes on planning for a no-deal Brexit.

“We are turbo-charging preparations for no-deal. That is now the Government’s number one priority” - Chief Secretary to the Treasury Rishi Sunak.

“Our Union is the most successful political and economic union in history. We are a global brand and together we are safer, stronger and more prosperous”

- Boris Johnson makes his pitch to Scotland on his first visit as Prime Minister. “Through this lens I hope you’ll feel the strength of the collective in the diverse selection of women chosen for the cover as well as the team of support I called upon within the issue to help bring this to light”

- The Duchess of Sussex, above,

on her guest-editorship of the September issue of British Vogue.

“Frankly, I would prefer to put it (the Astra car) in Ellesmere Port but if the conditions are bad and I cannot make it profitable then I have to protect the rest of the company and I will not do it. We have an alternative to Ellesmere Port”

- Carlos Tavares, chief executive of Vauxhall owner PSA, warns of the consequences if Brexit makes

business unprofitable.

“When full self-driving is approved by regulators, we will enable video while moving”

- Tesla founder Elon Musk, after his company announced drivers could stream YouTube and Netflix while parked.