Western Morning News (Saturday)
The things they say
■ “While there was no evidence that Mr Johnson influenced the payment of sponsorship monies or participation in trade missions, there was evidence to suggest that those officers making decisions about sponsorship monies and attendance on trade missions thought that there was a close relationship between Mr Johnson and Ms Arcuri, and this influenced their decisionmaking”
- The Independent Office for
Police Conduct director general as Boris Johnson avoided a criminal investigation over allegations he used his position while London mayor to get favourable treatment for businesswoman Jennifer
Arcuri
■ “We welcome the fact that this politically-motivated complaint has been thrown out. Such vexatious claims of impropriety in office were untrue and unfounded”
- the Prime Minister’s spokesman responds
■ “The PM has asked the Home Office and the Department for Health and Social Care to remove NHS and care workers from the NHS surcharge as soon as possible” - Boris Johnson’s spokesman reveals the PM’s U-turn on the immigration health surcharge after a Tory revolt
■ “This is a victory for common decency and the right thing to do. We cannot clap our carers one day and then charge them to use our NHS the next”
-Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer
■ “Whenever I receive online hate it’s always to do with my sexuality, as a gay man of 33 I think I’ve built up quite a thick skin and I do have a strength, that is not to say it doesn’t hurt and it’s certainly not right, but I’ve built up this immunity”
- The Only Way Is Essex star Bobby Norris tells MPs the trolling he has received online has increased since lockdown
■ “Manchester United is a resilient club and a resilient company. We’re well-positioned, both operationally and financially, to navigate this global crisis and we very much look forward to returning to play and building upon the strong onpitch momentum we experienced up to midMarch when we stopped”
- the club’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward on the financial impact of Covid-19