THEY SAID WHAT?

“I don’t want to have to take away exercise as a reason to leave home... if too many people are not following the rules,”

- Health Secretary Matt Hancock warns further measures may be taken if people flout social distancing rules by sunbathing in open spaces.

“All of us, including me, will make mistakes in these unprecedented times we are living in. When we do we must be candid about it and learn from it,”

- First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon on her chief medical officer Dr Catherine Calderwood after she apologised for ignoring coronavirus advice by visiting her second home in Fife on consecutive weekends.

“I know there are a lot of people out there who still feel... that they can’t be bothered with it but you’re wrong, you need to talk. The phone is great but it’s not the same as looking people in the eyes. And also, you can speak as a group, it’s amazing. Please, please don’t be a stick in the mud, get yourself joined up” - Actress Sheila Hancock, 87, above, urges older people to use social media during the lockdown

“I hope in the years to come everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge. And those who come after us will say that the Britons of this generation were as strong as any,”

- A preview of the Queen’s national broadcast reveals she will call on the country to do their part

for the future of the country.

“It is the honour and the privilege of my life to be elected as leader of the Labour Party. It comes at a moment like none other in our lifetime”

- Sir Keir Starmer after winning the race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn