THEY SAID WHAT?

“Hulk always escaped, no matter how tightly bound in he seemed to be - and that is the case for this country. We will come out on October 31 and we will get it done” - Boris Johnson likens Brexit Britain to fictional scientist Bruce Banner, who transforms into the monstrous green Incredible Hulk when he is angry in the Marvel superhero comics and movies

“Essentially, a government that has made law enforcement the centre-piece of its programme, more police officers to make sure its citizens obey the law, is saying to us it will pick and choose which laws it respects - that is incredibly dangerous”

- Former Conservative minister and leadership contender Sam Gyimah, who has joined the

Liberal Democrats “Your service to the causes you care so deeply for inspires me every day. You are the best husband and most amazing dad to our son. We love you Happiest birthday!”

- The Duchess of Sussex, above, pays tribute to her husband Harry on his 35th birthday

“I’ve been threatened by people who said they would give away my secret. It’s sick and I’ve been through hell. I was being blackmailed and in my mind I thought you only get blackmailed for something really bad, which compounded the feeling of shame” - Former Welsh rugby star Gareth Thomas revealing he is HIV positive

“I’m writing series six at the moment. That’s almost done. Then I’m going to do series seven, then I’m looking at spin-offs, maybe a movie. It’s up to us. It’s up to the people involved”

- Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight on the future of the Birmingham crime saga