THEY SAID WHAT?

“Obviously, we’re looking very carefully at the spread of the pandemic as it evolves over the last few days and there’s no question, as I’ve said for several weeks now, that we could expect [and] are now seeing a second wave coming in. We are seeing it in France, in Spain, across Europe – it has been absolutely, I’m afraid, inevitable we were going to see it in this country.”

- Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

“I’m asking the Prime Minister to convene a Cobra meeting and to update the country on the measures the Government is taking to keep the virus under control, including to fix testing.”

- Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer wants a meeting of the Government’s

emergency committee Cobra.

“The love and support shown to me yesterday has me smiling through the weekend, thank you. I am going to #keeponkeepingon like always!”

- Pundit and ex-footballer Alex Scott, above, after she received online abuse following reports she would replace Sue Barker on A Question Of Sport.

“Very sadly, it has now become untenable for me, as special envoy, to urge other states to respect and enforce international obligations while the UK declares that it does not intend to do so itself.”

- Amal Clooney quitting as as UK special envoy on media freedom in protest at the Government’s decision to override the Brexit divorce settlement.

“I’m not telling people what to do or think, the Government is doing a great job of that already. It’s about freedom of choice, I believe people should have the right to think for themselves.”

- Sir Van Morrison as he released a trio of protest songs calling for an end to rules aimed at stopping the spread of coronavirus.