THEY SAID WHAT?

“The economy is poised like a coiled spring. As its energies are released, the recovery should be one to remember after a year to forget.”

- Andy Haldane, the Bank of England’s chief economist, predicts annual growth could be in double digits next year.

“I love the firm and I am truly sorry that my words have caused hurt amongst my colleagues and for the impact the events of this week have had on them. In light of that, I regard my position as untenable and so I have decided to leave the firm.”

- Bill Michael, chairman of KPMG in the UK, who has resigned after reportedly telling staff they should “stop moaning” about worries over cuts to their benefits during Covid-19.

“What you generally find with a crisis like this, which becomes an economic crisis, is that it then undermines the stability and security situation as well. What often follows a very significant economic event is a security challenge.”

- General Sir Nick Carter, above,

the chief of the armed forces.

“My inappropriate statement has caused a lot of chaos. I will be resigning from the president’s position.”

- Yoshiro Mori quits as president of the organising committee of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.

“We are definitely looking into what kind of measures can be put in place in terms of the criminality, because obviously that is the piece that sits with me, not the sentencing, what we might be able to do in laws to absolutely go after these individuals that are stealing pets and making money out of this.”

- Home Secretary Priti Patel pledges to look at measures to

tackle pet thefts.