On the campaign trail....

“Gogglebox? That’d be fun” - Ukip leader Nigel Farage ponders a different career after his failed bid to become MP for Thanet South at the general election

"I will consider over the course of this summer whether to put my name forward and do that job again” - Nigel Farage's infamous "resignation" statement

"I am not closing the door completely because to do that in life is moronic. The burden is lifted off my shoulders, we are sitting in an English pub garden and I am extremely happy" - Nigel Farage on that, er, "resignation"

"I am not closing the door completely because to do that in life is moronic" - Nigel Farage leaves open the prospect of returning as Ukip leader

“I hope this settles once and for all the issue of whether I am indeed a political heavyweight” - comedian Al Murray and unexpected parliamentary candidate after being told he was too heavy to be parachuted into Ramsgate

"I've had so many difficulties over the years with people but one thing I've learnt is no party has a monopoly on people who do things wrong - not that I'm pre-judging this case" - Nigel Farage after candidate Janice Atkinson was embroiled in alleged expenses row

"You're fired" - hecklers interrupt the concession speech being made by former Ukip MP for Rochester and Strood Mark Reckless

"I didn't get enough votes" - Mark Reckless explains his defeat in the general election"

"I love him, my cat is named Boris Johnson. He's an honest man, sticks by what he says and a visit like this makes a positive impact on the area" - Janice Porter gives her approval to the Mayor of London during a visit to Ramsgate

“I want this to be the most boring council in the world” - Thanet council Ukip leader Chris Wells sets the bar perhaps unrealistically high

"The current high-handed leadership style and apparent unwillingness to delegate have become a serious liability, not just for the party but for the future wellbeing of Thanet as a whole" - four Ukip Thanet councillors on their defection from party

"This group have been engaged as a ‘party within a party’ for some weeks and have been a disruptive and noisy influence in their endeavours" - Ukip Thanet leader Chris Wells on the defectors

"It is not enough for us to look at Syria today and wish for peace; it is not enough for us to stand here and hope for it, we must fight for it” - Tonbridge and Malling MP Tom Tugendhat backs vote for military action in Syria

“The Americans and French are already doing it and if that’s not succeeding why would additional British bombing succeed?” - Sittingbourne and Sheppey MP Gordon Henderson votes against action in Syria

"The days of Stack are coming to an end" - Folkestone and Hythe MP Damian Collins welcomes the news that £250m will be availalbe to solve Op Stack

"The government's long term plan is to find a solution for the hard-working people of Kent so they can continue to travel around the area freely,even when there is disruption - roads minister Andrew Jones on Op Stack solution

"We welcome an effective solution to Operation Stack but this scheme isn't it" - Stanford Parish council chairman Matthew Webb

"Everyone talks about social mobility and it’s not as we would like it to be” - Kent county council Conservative leader Paul Carter acknowledges Kent grammar schools not doing enough for poorer bright pupils

“This issue has been around a long time so why is KCC deciding now that it need to be looked at?” - Labour group leader Gordon Cowan on a review of Kent’s grammar schools

"I don’t think this will open any kind of precedent or floodgates" - education secretary Nicky Morgan on 'new' Kent grammar

“This is one particular application with one particular set of circumstances. Why would I deny a good school the right to expand...I don’t think this will open any kind of precedent or floodgates" - education secretary Nicky Morgan on go-ahead for Kent grammar school annexe

“I thank her for her statement..but only because I gather it is customary to do so” - Nicky Morgan has a less than subtle dig at her shadow minister Lucy Powell over Kent grammar plan

“I wasn’t sure because I wanted to start a family” - Chatham and Aylesford MP Tracey Crouch reveals how she came close to turning down David Cameron’s offer to become sports minister

“Disappointingly, the information provided to the media is then often misrepresented or taken out of context to “sensationalise” and sell news” - Kent county council response to government consultation over reforms to the Freedom of Information Act

“We are sitting on a ticking time bomb because the £7m costs will rise substantially” - KCC cabinet member Cllr Peter Oakford on the on-going impact of child asylum seekers

“We want the families to be pleased to be here and we are certainly proud to welcome them” - Ashford council leader Gerry Clarkson on plan to accept 250 Syrian refugees over the next few years

"This is an uncomfortable decision but we have to find a way to move forward" - Thanet council leader Chris Wells on rejecting American investment firm RiverOak bid to be a partner in Manston airport buyout