Nicola Sturgeon Quotes

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.

Like so many other people in the U.K., I took the chance offered to us in a single question: Should we leave the European Union or remain within it? Following a great deal of thought and thorough analysis, the answer I arrived at was, 'Yes, we should leave the E.U.'

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

If the U.K. were threatening to withdraw from Europe, I would certainly want Scotland to be out of that.

The U.K. decided to leave the E.U. - Brexit means Brexit.

The British people have decided to leave. It is a sad decision but one which I respect. The vote puts the European Union in difficulties. It must recognise its shortfalls.

For those who want out, Brexit remains an end in itself, regardless of what is in the interest of our society, in terms of prosperity, security and influence on the wider world stage.

Brexit stops Britain from being Great Britain.

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

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 British people voted to leave the European Union - let's just leave.

I said a vote to leave would be a Brexit tax. I couldn't think of anything stronger than that.

The U.K. matters with or without being a member of the E.U.

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

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 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.

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.

If Britain votes to leave the European Union, then that could have huge implications for the entire island of Ireland and, given all the predictions, would run counter to the democratic wishes of the Irish people.

Brexit is a self-inflicted wound; the people of this country hold the knife, and they don't have to use it if they don't want to. The people, not the hardline Brexiteers, are in charge.

I don't want to leave euro or leave the European Union.

As a strong believer that Brexit is a very damaging mistake that becomes more obvious every day, I see sound democratic reasons for asking the electorate to confirm what it wants to do.

So much of the agenda behind Brexit has been murky.