Priti Patel 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.

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.

I believe the United Kingdom will be worse off outside the E.U. It will not have the influence it has in the world today.

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.

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

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

Genuinely, as a mum, all the sunlit uplands are when we 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.

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.

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.

I am a passionate, pragmatic, and positive believer in Brexit, and with my three-step plan, we can decisively leave the E.U.

We could choose to leave as a country split and an economy disjointed, struggling to make our way in a new world outside the E.U. Or we can come together as one United Kingdom, confidently seizing new global opportunities as we build a prosperous, secure nation fit for the future challenges we will face.

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.

The choice is not normally between the north and south. It might be between Britain and Europe.

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

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

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.

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.

Britain's destiny lies in Europe.

If I was British, I would vote resolutely 'remain' because it's in the U.K.'s interest.

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

Brexit will happen.