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With the Queen’s approval and agreement, the Duke of York’s military affiliations and royal patronages have been returned to the Queen. The Duke of York will continue not to undertake any public duties and is defending this case as a private citizen – Buckingham Palace issues a statement removing Andrew from official royal life.

My family stuck by the rules, we had to bury family members without even being able to hug each other. I had to sit in a crematorium while my aunt was buried and because I wasn’t living in the same household as my brother and sister and my dad, (I was) in a pew by myself with my baby daughter on my lap as we were all in floods of tears and we can’t hug each other – Loose Women star Charlene White.

(Mr Rees-Mogg) should go and have a long lie down, maybe not in the House of Commons – Scottish Tory MSP Jamie Greene, after Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg called Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross “lightweight”.

We are big players internationally, the United Kingdom, our place in the world is very strong. And so we’re naturally a country of interest. I think it’s fair to say, in the future, we’ll see more

– Home Secretary Priti Patel after it emerged a Chinese spy engaged in “political interference activities” on behalf of the ruling communist party.

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My time as DCMO has been the most challenging of my professional career, especially the Covid response. We all wish Covid had never happened. Notwithstanding, it has been the greatest privilege of my professional career to have served the people of the UK during this time – England’s deputy chief medical officer Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam.

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