Theresa May Quotes

After saying yes to Turkey, the EU is having difficulty finding clear and consistent grounds for saying no to other, still more remote candidates - but being in the general vicinity of Europe does seem to be a continuing requirement.

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

Free Movement of labor is the sine qua non of the EU,

The E.U. should want Turkey to be part of it.

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

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

Under Conservative, Labour, and coalition governments, the U.K. was never willing to accept all the moves to union or all the requirements of the E.U.

I think the E.U. means different things to different countries. In the U.K., traditionally, if you know anything about the U.K.'s history and its relationship with the E.U., it is about the common market; it's about being part of something that is good for jobs and growth.

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

When it comes to whether Britain should remain in the European Union, almost all political parties and traditions - Labour, the Greens, Liberal Democrats, the SNP, Plaid Cymru, and half of the Tory Party - agree that we are better off in Europe.

It's difficult to see how the U.K. can be a member of the E.U. if it's not adherent to the principles set out in the convention.

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

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

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

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

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

Our problem as a country is that most of us do not want to join the euro, and we wish to stay aloof from the common frontiers of the free-travel Schengen area. This makes our relationship with the E.U. fraught with tension and trouble.

If the E.U. is going to make Turkey a full member, we are ready.

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.

There were some who wanted all the benefits of E.U. membership without any of the costs. I'm not sure that's very realistic.

If the discussion centres on the essential principle of the E.U., the free movement of people and the ability to make decisions together, in that case, we don't want treaty change.

We want the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union.

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.

I could have become an E.U. player if I'd wanted to, but I am, and prefer to remain, Argentine.

In the wake of the United Kingdom's vote to 'Brexit' the E.U., we Europeans will indeed have to rethink how our Union works; but we know very well what we need to work for. We know what our principles, interests, and priorities are.