Iain Duncan Smith Quotes

I hate this argument that says little Britain or something outside, or Britain is part of a wider Europe. We can both be within our trading relationships within Europe but we can also be a fantastic global trader.

I strongly suspect that there would be a positive economic advantage to the U.K. in leaving the single market.

The most difficult part of Brexit will be to figure out the trade regime between the U.K. and the rest of the E.U. because the level of trade integration between the members of the E.U. is the deepest in the world and integrates regulations that govern how products and services are produced and sold within the E.U.

As the U.K. prepares to leave the E.U., we have an opportunity to leverage our reputation for integrity and fair play as we establish new trading relationships.

Leaving the E.U. enables the U.K. to be more engaged with the global economy, not just the European economy.

I think the U.K. would be perfectly successful as a standalone country, part of the European marketplace like Norway and Switzerland but without the expensive E.U. bureaucracy.

I believed and hoped that we would be able to secure a deal with Europe which would enable us to amend free movement.

Our idea is to make the U.K. a privileged partner of the E.U.

Brexit will happen.

The negotiations on the future of the U.K. and the E.U. must be led... in the interest of our citizens.

No one voted for a Brexit that will tie us to the E.U.'s customs rules and prevent us striking meaningful trade deals of our own.

It will be crucial the E.U. and the U.K. maintain the closest economic relationship possible.

We have a commitment to making sure that the U.K. remains a member of the European Union.

All of us in Parliament now have a responsibility to get on with the process of leaving the EU and securing a more prosperous future for Britain as an open, global, trading nation.

One of the reasons people voted to leave the E.U. is so that we could have the freedom to strike trade deals with countries outside the E.U. Staying locked into the customs union prevents this.

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.

I do not doubt that there are many countries that will wish to trade with the U.K. post-Brexit, but understandably they will wait to see what the U.K.'s ultimate relationship with Europe will be.

What I would rather see, what I think would be the best outcome, is a very close relationship between the United Kingdom and the E.U.

If the U.K. wants to leave the E.U., we need to stay in the single market.

The U.K. is leaving the E.U. but not Europe.

As long as U.K. remains member of the E.U., it should respect the E.U. law.

I have absolutely no doubts that the best for the U.K. is to stay in the European Union.

Most British people are keen to remain in a European free trade zone; and most EU states are keen to keep us there, because we buy from them more than we sell to them to the tune of £40 million per day.

We were talking about really getting Europe on its feet. It was our hope that there would be a breakdown of trade barriers in Europe first, and then eventually a breakdown internationally, which would help increase trade with Europe.

I would like a UK fully engaged in Europe, but I can't decide in place of the British. I see that for the moment they want to be more in retreat.