He said poisonous comments made by Suella Braverman make people say: 'Well if the home secretary doesn't like these people why should we?'

"This nomination definitely isn't just for me, it's for every trans and gender diverse person in Britain."

"For Labour to be turning their back on the most marginalised minority in 2023 at this time when we are facing such persecution, it's disgusting"

"This is a government that functions purely on its own twisted, warped, wretched ideology, which is all about demonisation and hate."

"If you tell a lie often enough then some people do start to believe it, and that is the tactic that the Tories are pushing."

"What we have is a whole industry of inequality and injustice within our society that is disgusting and appalling"

From fracking to proportional representation, Lucas has ploughed an extensive political furrow.

"There are big questions to be asked about parliamentary security," Duncan Smith said.

Giorgia Meloni has called for a naval blockade of Africa's Mediterranean coast to stop migrants crossing to Italy