Who said it

“We are already seeing a serious impact on retail operations as a result of staff having to self-isolate and this will only get worse right across the economy, as cases are already rising fast and the final restrictions are eased.” - Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium, calls for the August 16 date to relax self-isolation rules in England to be brought forward.

“All these decisions are a balance of risk. This is a highly contagious disease. We have to do what we can to stop its spread.” - Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the August 16 date will stay.

“Perhaps more than any other time in all the years I’ve been first minister, my job is not to take the easy or popular decisions, my job is to take the tough decisions that are most likely to get us through this safely.” - Nicola Sturgeon on easing Covid restrictions. “I can’t wait to get rid of these.”

- The Duchess of Cornwall on face masks.

“My recovery from treatment and return to full duties is, however, taking longer than anticipated.” Tory MP James Brokenshire, who is being treated for lung cancer, resigns as security minister.

“We’re demanding an end to the shadow-banning, a stop to the silencing and a stop to the blacklisting, banishing and cancelling that you know so well.”

- Former US president Donald Trump files a lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter and YouTube claiming he has been wrongfully censored.

“No photograph is worth the risk to you or the consequences for your family and any bystanders.”

- Inspector Richard Powell, of British Transport Police, warns of an alarming rise in dangerous trackside selfies.