Quotation for Today, Saturday 4 July

Frankly, we should all get over it – prime ministers travel. They do so for good reason. Someone has to work the international stage on the country’s behalf. There are occasions when that someone should be the prime minister.

God forbid we ever get to the stage where prime ministers feel they have to make excuses for representing the country’s interests overseas.

Tracy Watkins on the cost of ministerial travel