THEY SAID WHAT?

“Clearly there was a pretty appalling set of misjudgments involved. The reputation of the House of Commons as an institution and MPs of all parties will have been damaged by the events of the last 24 hours”

– Sir David Lidington, former leader of the House of Commons, says the Owen Paterson row has damaged politicians’ reputation.

“This is no longer a climate conference. This is now a global north greenwash festival, a two-week long celebration of business as usual and blah blah blah... But the facts do not lie. And we know that our emperors are naked” –Greta Thunberg, above, addresses thousands of young climate activists at Cop26 in Glasgow.

“I told Alok Sharma that by this time next year, 24 more people will have died from asthma in the UK – 1.1 million people have asthma in the UK. The time is not in 10 years, the time is now – by the time I finish my speech 10 children will have asthma attacks”

– Rosamund Kissi-Debrah, whose nine-year-old daughter Ella died from chronic asthma brought on by London’s polluted air, speaks after handing a petition to Cop26 president Alok Sharma calling for the Government to implement targets on air pollution based on standards set by the WHO.

“Our communities need to be made safer for women, so nothing like this can ever happen again. We need everyone, including the Government, to work together with us on this problem. Actions speak louder than words, and we need to see proactive steps being taken for women’s safety”

– The family of Sabina Nessa, who was attacked as she walked to meet a friend in London, demands safer streets for women as her funeral was held.