"This isn't some sideshow. This is serious. We need a new political party and it's absolutely got to be done."

“We have to call it out...I believe in freedom of the press but everyone has a responsibility not to incite abuse and death threats.”

“Somebody like Jacob, with his views on things like abortion, a man who says he's had six children and never changed a nappy, who says that even if you were to be raped by your father you wouldn't have a right to choose to have a termination - I'm sorry, but I couldn't stay in a party led by somebody like him.”

“The people have spoken - and they have rejected a hard Brexit.”

“It's a very bleak day for our country. It's as stark as that. He's called the great charlatan for good reason. And he is absolutely shameless in his ability to shift his position.”

“absolutely united in our desire to renegotiate with Europe and to have a referendum - and to trust the British people to make up their minds”