Matt Hancock

"Its quite unusual for a government to publish a plan with things in it we hope we wont have to do. [...] Its far too early to be able to tell in that instance. What we can say for sure is that, right now, we do not recommend the cancelling of mass events, and schools as well should not be closing unless there is both a positive case and the school has had the advice to close from ."

"[The vaccines approval was] a huge British success story, [and] the single biggest stride that weve been able to take since this pandemic began."

"So, right now, as long as you wash your hands more often, that is the number one thing you can do to keep you and the country safe. [...] The scientific advice is that the impact of shaking hands is negligible and what really matters is that you wash your hands more often."

"Weve got 100 million doses on order - add that to the 30 million doses of Pfizer and thats enough for two doses for the entire population"

"And I will have Marilyn Monroe as my naked chef."

"The Conservative party is finished if it succumbs to a Trumpian-style takeover. These Conservative Corbynistas are as destructive to the Tories as leftwing activists were to Labour. The liberal conservative majority needs to now stand up for the centre ground to ensure this rightwing takeover doesnt succeed. We moderates cant let these extreme voices and divisive arguments win the debate or claim the soul of the party. Theyre not only wrong and deeply unattractive but bad for political discourse and the country. If the party decides that what it’s going to stand for, it will be a massive mistake.”"