WHAT THEY SAY

With its raw, unflinching honesty, Spare is a landmark publication full of insight, revelation, self-examination, and hardwon wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief – the blurb for the Duke of Sussex’s upcoming memoir.

Twitter obviously cannot become a freefor-all hellscape, where anything can be said with no consequences – Elon Musk who is about to complete his takeover of the social media site.

It was important we tested the proposition of a contest, and we did, to destruction. And I think that is a... has been a good outcome – Penny Mordaunt insisted it was “not a disappointment” to remain as Commons Leader following Rishi Sunak’s decision not to promote her after she conceded the leadership.

Join the 21st century – trans people exist. I exist – comedian Eddie Izzard, who is campaigning to become a Labour election candidate, after two MPs allegedly made transphobic comments about the comedian.

Does he agree it would be foolish to let this great and successful Union fall apart on a whim, with the aid of the likes of Mel Gibson et cetera? – Conservative MP Giles Watling gives a reason for opposing Scottish independence while asking a Commons question.

I’m not sure my father was terribly keen on it but I think he thought it was a phase I was going through. I suppose I’m still going through that phase, 40 years later – Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran on how his father regarded his music.

I wish I had gone to university, I wish I’d had that experience – Adele, who says she plans to study for an English literature degree.

Former Prime Ministerial hopeful Penny Mordaunt