The things they say
“In recent weeks I’ve been torn between family loyalty and the national interest – it’s an unresolvable tension & time for others to take on my roles as MP & Minister. £overandout”
– Jo Johnson announces on Twitter he is quitting his role as universities minister and
will stand down as an MP “I thank Jo (Johnson) for all the work that he has done and for the support he has given for our domestic agenda”
– his brother, Prime Minister
Boris Johnson, responds “I am joining Jo Swinson and the Liberal Democrats today, in the national interest, to offer a vital, positive alternative to (Boris) Johnson and (Jeremy) Corbyn and help build a future that our country deserves”
– Former Labour frontbencher
and Change UK member Luciana Berger on her third
party in seven months “I don’t know whether it’s something that’s particularly British or whether it’s actually something that transcends all around the world – the British are quite good at building you up and then wanting to knock you down and we’ve seen that over and over again, with actors, with whoever”
– ex-Doctor Who star Alex Kingston defends the Duchess of Sussex “First day – she’s very excited”
– Proud father the Duke of Cambridge taking his daughter Princess Charlotte to school for the first time “It’s a good beer. The original version of it won a heap of awards, including the Supreme Champion Beer of Britain, but if you are thinking that no beer is worth the best part of 100,000 dollars, then I am inclined to agree with you” – Australian cricket writer Peter Lalor on being charged £55,000 for a bottle of Deuchars IPA beer by a Manchester hotel, when it should have cost £5.50 “I won’t be dancing in Strictly because of my injury which is really upsetting and devastating to be honest. But when these things happen you have to be positive and when life throws you a curve ball you have to knock it out of the park and I will be supporting every single one of my buddies who are dancing this year”
– Made In Chelsea star Jamie Laing on pulling out of Strictly Come Dancing