Party conference

I accept I may pay a political price but someone has to go through the pain barrier and rip the plaster off.

— Andy Burnham during his Labour conference speech in Liverpool, discussing the political risk of reforming the pensions triple lock to fund a national care service.

Brexit has done more harm than good.

— Andy Burnham, speaking about Brexit's impact and the UK's long-term relationship with the EU during interviews and at the Labour conference.

Together we can be the party that people trust to move this country forward.

— Franziska Brantner, in a message to the party base announcing her candidacy for the co-chair position.

"nothing" in return— Reform UK said the men want nothing in return

Parliament will sit day and night until all legislation is passed if Reform UK wins the next general election.

— Nigel Farage, in his keynote speech at Reform UK’s conference in Birmingham

Such 'cockroaches' should never be allowed to return to the country.

— Dmitri Medvedev, at the United Russia party congress, who called those who left Russia 'traitors' and 'cockroaches' and said they should never return.

What we are seeing is that the euro has become an unstable currency.

— Alice Weidel, in the ZDF Summer Interview 2026

There is no precedent for a foreign head of state on Brazilian soil to express attacks and insults against the head of state, the democratic institutions – including the judiciary – and the Brazilian people.

— Brazilian Foreign Ministry; statement condemning the attacks and insults directed at Lula and Brazilian democratic institutions during the diplomatic incident.

To beat Susan Collins, we need a candidate who can provide a true contrast and run an unapologetically progressive campaign: Passing Medicare for All. Stopping ICE terrorizing our streets,

— Jordan Wood, in a social-media post on Tuesday

Every decision I’ve taken has been about putting the country I love first, that is why I will resign as leader of the Labour Party. I have spoken to His Majesty the King this morning to inform him of my decision.

— Sir Keir Starmer, addressing the nation outside Downing Street as he resigns

Migration is not a force of nature. It is nothing we have to yield to.

— From his campaign speech to delegates at the NRW AfD state party conference in Marl, where he outlined his stance on migration policy.

Same-sex relationships should be treated as equal.

— Alice Weidel, in a RTL/ntv interview commenting on the Saxony-Anhalt AfD election program