Jose Angel Gurria Quotes

Brexit is a major concern for us, and it should be a major concern for all of us who live in the U.K. and operate out of the U.K.

The 'in' campaign will attempt to scare people into believing that if the U.K. were to leave, investment and jobs would move abroad. They are as wrong about that now as they were when they warned that this would happen if we did not sign up to the Euro.

As far as I am concerned this referendum should settle the matter. I believe it will one way or another be decisive. Britain will not want to go through this again. On the other hand if we vote to leave, this really is irreversible.

Brexit stops Britain from being Great Britain.

Brexit is not only not just about left and right. Brexit is about expertise.

A vote to leave would be a leap into the dark that would put our status as a science superpower at risk. That is why I will be joining Boris in making a positive case for Britain's future in a reformed E.U.

It would be a very serious mistake for the U.K. to vote to leave the European Union, and I think it would be democratically indefensible for Scotland, if we had voted to stay in, to face the prospect of being taken out.

If there is a 'Leave' vote in England and across the U.K. as a whole, then we see the reins of power being seized by politicians who are on the right of the Conservative party.

I voted to remain because I thought it was costly and complicated to leave the EU, and that is clearly still the case. But there are opportunities and challenges.

Brexit is an immensely complex national challenge encompassing issues from sovereignty and trade to security in an increasingly interdependent world.

The Brexit debate has been difficult and divisive.

Brexit can tend to be a dialogue of the deaf.

I hope that 'Remain' will carry the day, just on the grounds of common sense.

I was strongly against Brexit. I speechified against Brexit.

The ability to control our borders stands at the heart of the debate on whether or not Britain should leave the European Union.

Brexit is the most complex and difficult political decision our country has had to take in mine and many other lifetimes.

We've been slagging off the E.U. for decades, and now we've gone and voted to leave. And if anyone thinks they are going to offer us some great trade deal as we walk away, they are living in la la land.

If we have Brexit, we don't know what we will get.

If we left the European Union, it would be a one-way ticket, not a return. So we will have time for a proper, reasoned debate. At the end of that debate you, the British people, will decide.

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.

I fought passionately to remain in the E.U., and I warned of the economic risks if we left the E.U.

The decision to trigger Article 50 is in the hands of the next prime minister. If that is me, I will make a judgement as to when is right for Britain, and I won't be hurried or hassled by anyone into pressing that button or triggering that article until I believe it is right for this country.

The country voted to leave the European Union, and it is the duty of the Government and of Parliament to make sure we do just that.

I worry about the direction of the U.K. and U.K. politics and governance in the event of a Brexit.

I'm going to devote myself full time to securing and then winning a referendum on leaving the E.U.