Quotes of the week

In the name of God, go

Ex-Tory minister David Davis quotes from Oliver

Cromwell’s speech to parliament

in 1653 as he calls for

Boris

Johnson’s resignation I’m perfectly happy with Tony

Tony Blair says there’s

no need to call him Sir as a petition to strip the ex PM of the honour passes

the million mark This house came with a conservatory on it. The legislation is saying not to build new ones

Eco scientist Angela Terry backs new curbs

on conservatories ... appearing on TV from her

own conservatory The days of the elderly being threatened with prison sentences and bailiffs knocking on the door are over

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries announces on

Twitter that the BBC licence fee is to be axed, with the BBC saying it will have no choice but to

slash services I don’t like that name. I really don’t U2 frontman Bono says

he’s never been keen on the band’s

name

See it. Say it. Sort it

Repetitive loudspeaker announcements on trains

head for the sidings to make journeys quieter

I cried. I’m talking snot-bubble cries. We hadn’t seen him for eight months

Mum Rachael Lawrence is reunited with

her missing cat after recognising its miaow during a phone

call to the vet’s