Derby Telegraph

QUOTES OF THE DAY

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“We met over Zoom and he seemed incredibly engaged, compassion­ate and charming but then he had to shoot off. I didn’t want to be the one that was holding him back from his training”

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson appeared to be confused over who he had talked to when he said he met footballer Marcus Rashford online but later said he’d actually spoken to rugby player Maro Itoje. “We urge the Government to act with compassion and co-operation, which to date has been severely lacking, creating deep and unnecessar­y distress to Geronimo. We call on the secretary of state to tender his resignatio­n immediatel­y”

Helen Macdonald, owner of Geronimo the alpaca who was put down for showing evidence of having bovine tuberculos­is, which is now under dispute.

“It goes against everything I believe in, but neverthele­ss is the right thing to do”

Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi on Tory plans to introduce Covid passports.

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