QUOTES of the week

‘Captain Sir Tom Moore was the very best of us. Where he walked, a nation followed.’ The Archbishop of Canterbury pays tribute to the NHS fundraising hero who died last week with Covid, aged 100.

‘The cult of Captain Tom is a cult of white British nationalism.’ Church of England vicar Jarel Robinson-Brown is forced to apologise over his tweet amid a fierce backlash.

‘Alone, a country can be a speedboat, while the EU is more like a tanker.’ European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen contrasts the UK’s vaccine rollout with that of Europe.

‘Jab and Go.’ Ryanair advert, banned for being misleading.

‘I’m lacking in all the skills to be a stay-athome mother. I’m managing through it because the children are quite resilient.’ Angelina Jolie on juggling her career with looking after six children.

‘Vladimir, Poisoner of Underpants.’ Alexei Navalny’s description of Vladimir Putin – he accuses the Russian leader of ordering an attempt on his life, during which novichok was smeared on his underwear.

‘I found so much animal print I thought I was on safari.’ Kimberly Stewart after rifling through rocker dad Rod’s wardrobe in Palm Beach.

‘When you increase the number of female executive members, if their speaking time isn’t restricted to a certain extent they have difficulty finishing, which is annoying.’ Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori sparks a sexism row – and is even scolded by his wife.

‘If I had known I would definitely have gone to have my hair done.’ Jackie Weaver who starred in the nowinfamous Handforth Parish Council showdown on Zoom.

‘Watching The Sound Of Music is like being beaten to death by a Hallmark card.’ Christopher Plummer’s dismissive comment about his most famous film. The actor died last week aged 91.