Jim Ratcliffe Quotes

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.

The referendum was clear: the British people voted to leave the single market and to take back control of our borders.

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.

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.

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 am an optimist about the UK. We have been involved in trade with our European partners, which we will always be doing whatever this relationship is. We are a member of the EU. That gives us benefits. But we have to figure out where that is going. In the world, we are a global trader already.

I do not share the half-in, half-out attitude to the EU of some in Britain. Britain's place is in Europe.

If we leave the E.U., we will regain control of our own money.

I personally hope and wish that Britain will stay part and parcel of the European Union.

Many Britons who backed Brexit believed - and believe still - that a U.K. 'freed' from 'Europe' would be able to recover and re-establish its historic destiny as an independent global trading nation.

Leaving the E.U. is an opportunity for our country.

I don't want to leave euro or leave 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.

Personally, I would prefer Britain to remain within a more flexible E.U., with access to the single market but without the excessive regulation or constant efforts to direct social, justice, or foreign policy. But if that's not possible, I believe this country could - and should - thrive outside 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.

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

As the great advocates of trade and liberal markets, Conservatives should guide our country through the transition from being one of twenty-eight in the E.U. to a strong, sovereign and independent country.

As somebody who campaigned to leave the EU, I believe we have a bright future ahead of us- but we have to get it right.

Perhaps our own opposition to even the level of European integration we have now, let alone any more, is well known.

I would wish for more British involvement in Europe, not less.

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

The next leader of this country needs to be someone who believes heart and soul that Britain should be outside the European Union.

I hope Britain stays in the European Union, but I don't want to decide for the British.

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.

If I am prime minister, we will come out of the European Union, and part of that will be control of free movement.