The things they say
“I was therefore disappointed to see my police officers as a backdrop to the part of the speech that was not related to recruitment”
– West Yorkshire Police chief constable John Robin on Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s controversial visit to his force’s training facilities “If you’re selling, it’s a great price. If you’re buying, maybe it’s a little high. It depends on supply and demand, but on Fridays you get good prices”
– Simon Brebner, chief executive of the Peterhead Fish Market, after the PM paid £185 for a box of cod “I am appealing that those taking part should do so in a peaceful and lawful manner, which will allow us to facilitate the rights of all in terms of freedom of expression. I want to re-emphasise that anyone intent on becoming involved in any kind of antisocial or criminal behaviour will be dealt with promptly”
– Assistant chief constable Bernard Higgins urges marchers and protesters in Glasgow this weekend to act peacefully following last week’s riot “Cde Mugabe was an icon of liberation, a pan-Africanist who dedicated his life to the emancipation and empowerment of his people. His contribution to the history of our nation and continent will never be forgotten. May his soul rest in eternal peace”
– Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Robert Mugabe, who died aged 95 after leading the country for 40 years “It makes me incredibly sad because, for all he could have represented, he failed to scale the heights of someone like Nelson Mandela, because he became a megalomaniac, a power-hungry tyrant, a dictator and a man who subjugated his own people while purporting to be representing them”
– former Zimbabwe international cricketer Henry Olonga, who was exiled and faced death threats after standing up to Mr Mugabe in Harare at the 2003 World Cup “It’s really not that big. Things are extended on cameras with a big telescopic lens. That was an optical illusion”
– Hollywood star Orlando Bloom on infamous pictures of him paddle boarding naked