THEY SAID WHAT?

“We are not at the gold standard yet that we want to be, of isolating all contacts within 48 hours of someone requesting a test. But you can absolutely see the path of how we are going to get there”

- Baroness Harding, below, head of the NHS Test and Trace

programme

“It’s devastating to see the impact that Covid-19 is having on cancer patients and these figures show just how much the virus has affected cancer waiting times”

- Sarah Woolnough of Cancer Research UK on a huge drop in the number of people sent for urgent cancer investigations as a result of the coronavirus pandemic

“In terms of its long-term future, this statue stays here, Baden-Powell did an enormous amount of good, he created an organisation that brought people from different religions, ethnic backgrounds and races together”

- Mark Howell, deputy leader of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, on a statue of Robert Baden-Powell

“Black people have been playing on an uneven field for far too long and this pledge is a continuation in the fight to finally try and even it”

- Stormzy as he and his company pledged £10m to organisations fighting for racial equality and social justice

“It was a really strong message and it is more powerful because it comes from them. They think they have to support these types of causes”

- Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta praises his players for their support of the Black Lives Matter campaign