Quotes from Jo Johnson

It's been an honour to represent Orpington for 9 years & to serve as a minister under three PMs.

There is no place in world where you can do higher education better than in the UK.

We are leaving the E.U. But we have no idea where we are going.

If we are serious about Global Britain, we must recognise that international students bring huge benefits to our universities, our local economies and our soft power.

Free movement of people makes it easier for our universities to attract the best talent.

It is of course true that many of our universities are large and complex organisations, requiring highly skilled individuals to run them effectively.

As the Bank of England has noted, Brexit is a unique experiment in the reimposition of protectionist barriers to trade.

There is no better system in the world than the U.K. education system that offers better value for money.

When the U.K. and India collaborate, there is force multiplier, which is very-very strong. The force multiplier with India is much stronger than with many other countries. We get much greater impact and valued research papers when British and Indian scientists co-operate.

You really don't throw a ministerial job away lightly.