Who said it

“With only 54.2% of the adult population currently fully vaccinated and many younger people not yet eligible, there is a huge risk that prematurely relaxing all restrictions will undo the excellent work of the vaccine programme and lead to a surge of infections” - British Medical Association council chair Dr Chaand Nagpaul urges the Government to delay the planned June 21 easing of lockdown restrictions.

“We very much hope that President Biden takes a different view to the previous administration given his deeply personal connection to the case having suffered loss in similar circumstances” - Charlotte Charles, mother of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn, welcomes the news that Boris Johnson raised her son’s case in his first face-to-face meeting with US President Joe Biden.

“The problem of Muslim misrepresentation is one that can’t be ignored any more, and it’s one that I can’t fix alone and a handful of prominent Muslims in the business can’t fix without your help. I ask myself: if I’m the exception to the rule, what must the rule be about people like me?”

- Actor Riz Ahmed criticises the portrayals of Muslims on screen in a lengthy video message posted on YouTube.

“The aim of this was to put a smile on people’s faces. People have burst out laughing at the names”

- Graeme Parkhill, head baker and manager at Pengenna Pasties in St Ives, speaks about the themed G7 pasties he created – including Biden’s BigUns and Macron’s mixed veg – which were snapped up by the US president’s security team.