Quotes About Brexit

We must stand up for the principle of parliamentary democracy and not allow the government's failure in the Brexit process to be a licence for the U.K. to crash out of the E.U. without an agreement.

After we leave the E.U., the British Standards Institute should also remain a member of the European Standards Organisation, which is not an E.U. institution.

There are tradeoffs between independence and co-operation, between regulatory autonomy and market access. This means that compromises are necessary to deliver a pragmatic Brexit that protects jobs and living standards while respecting the referendum result.

At least from a national security standpoint, none of the problems the U.S. and U.K. face will become easier to solve if the U.K. is out of the E.U.; on the contrary, I fear that a 'Brexit' would only make our world even more dangerous and difficult to manage.

Resistance to Brexit is the logic of everything Labour stands for.

A Brexit Britain that will navigate its way in the world without a moral compass.

Brexit is so important, it would have been neglect of duty to simply sit it out.

A no deal Brexit would be a complete failure by the government to negotiate for Britain.

Labour is fundamentally a Remain party but it is in our interests to negotiate as good a deal as possible.

As we exit the E.U., there must be a new approach to immigration that has the consent of the British people and is managed in their interests.

We champion freedom - but Brexit will mean the next generation is less free to live, work and love across Europe.

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

When you think about it it's like brexit. There are going to be two years of talks before we even agree on what the issues are.

He thinks that if we leave the E.U. he's going to be earning a lot more.

I campaigned for the UK to stay in the European Union but the country chose a different path.

Indeed, our British friends have decided to leave us - which is very sad for all of us - but life goes on, and the European Union as well goes on.

Being in the European Union has its advantages, and I think that is what the British are beginning to understand, what those who are tempted by the Brexit are going to reflect upon.

Let me be absolutely clear: I think it is defeatist to sort of say we want to leave the European Union. We're going to try and change the rules and change the way it works and change the objectives that it has in order to make it something that works for Britain.

Brexit wasn't the European people's first cry of revolt. In 2005, France and the Netherlands held referendums about the proposed European Union constitution. In both countries, opposition was massive, and other governments decided on the spot to halt the experiment for fear the contagion might spread.

Leaving the European Union really does give us a chance as a country to become more outward-looking, to become more competitive, and to deepen our links with our partners right across the world.

In the wake of the United Kingdom's vote to 'Brexit' the E.U., we Europeans will indeed have to rethink how our Union works; but we know very well what we need to work for. We know what our principles, interests, and priorities are.

We need to underline the need for Britain to depart from the European Union in an orderly fashion.

If Britain doesn't stay in the Single Market or Customs Union, we are very much in favor of a free trade agreement between the U.K. and Europe. We don't want Britain to be punished for its decision to leave, and it is not in our interests for Britain to be punished because we may be the ones who lose out as much if not more than them.

Whatever threats Remain may continue to fire at us, they cannot answer the simple and most basic proposition: that only by leaving the European Union can we control the numbers coming to our country.