THEY SAID WHAT?

“The trouble with Brexit is that at a certain level it is rocket science. I am constantly re-impressed by the madness of thinking we could ever take a decision of such import and complexity through a simple ‘yes/ no’, ‘in/out’ one-off vote on one day. The details, twists and turns of the debate are hard to follow even for seasoned experts”

- Tony Blair writes for the HuffPost about the complexities

of Brexit

“We should be ready for every scenario. But one thing must be clear: as I said to Prime Minister Johnson on Saturday, a no-deal Brexit will never be our decision”

- European Council president Donald Tusk says he is consulting EU leaders on how to respond to the UK’s request for an Article 50 extension “How many more company failures, how many more egregious cases of accounting do we need? We’ve had BHS, Carllion and Patisserie Valerie, and now we’ve had Thomas Cook. How many more do we need before your industry opens its eyes and recognises that you’re complicit in all of this and you need to reform?” - Rachel Reeves, above, chairwoman of the Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee, speaks after MPs were told that Thomas Cook paid auditors £21m in consultancy fees

“It is vital that those who survived or lost loved ones in the Manchester Arena attack get the answers that they need and that we learn the lessons, whatever they may be. This process is an important step for those affected as they look to move on from the attack and I know that they want answers as quickly as possible”

- Home Secretary Priti Patel announces that a public inquiry will be held into the deaths of the 22 people killed in the Manchester Arena terror attack