QUOTES OF THE DAY

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I do say very gently that he is in danger of turning into a modern-day grand old Duke of York. There are only so many times you can march the troops up the hill and down again without completely losing integrity.

Labour MP George Howarth on Tory Dominic Grieve, arch-critic of Brexit.

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In all my years in Parliament – even in the 1970s – I have never seen this. This is absolutely shameful. I trust Labour MPS will be disgusted by these desperate and heartless Tory tactics.

Labour’s Lord (John) Prescott on the decision to compel sick MPS to vote in person on Brexit.

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When I’m doing press lines in the States, a lot of the time I’m talking and I can see clearly that nobody knows what I’m saying.

Scottish actress Kelly Macdonald on her accent.

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I recognise some of these guys from the beach in Marbella. Multi-tasking resourceful chaps.

Lord Sugar likening the Senegal World Cup team to beach vendors in Marbella in a nowdeleted tweet.

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Do we really want the Queen to meet a leader whose administration shuts up children in cages?

Judith Cowan, of Guildford, Surrey, in a letter to The Daily Telegraph about Donald Trump and his immigration policies.