Keir Starmer Quotes

There must be no attempts to remain inside the E.U., no attempts to rejoin it through the back door, and no second referendum.

I welcome the Independent Group as it is committed to saving the country from a catastrophic hard Brexit.

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

Having campaigned to remain in the E.U., I voted to trigger Article 50, in response to the clearly expressed wish of the electorate. It must now be my duty as an MP to try to ensure that Brexit is as smooth as possible and that there is a sound legislative framework in place to bring this about. A chaotic departure is in no-one's interest.

Jeremy Corbyn is a Brexiteer. This guy has always wanted us to leave the E.U.

If we had a vote in parliament, the majority of MPs would not vote for a hard Brexit.

Thankfully, roads have opened that could lead us out of this Brexit crisis. One obvious solution, which is fast gaining support, is to hand the issue back to the country. I would add that we also need formally to take no deal Brexit off the table, because that way lies chaos and disaster.

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

I actually think this whole Brexit thing in the U.K. was a welcome example of being straightforward. With the candidates pulling out quickly, there's no stringing the people along.

[on Brexit] It's time for change. I just hope the right people give the right leadership.

I felt we needed someone to lead this country who believed heart and soul in leaving the European Union.

In the end, the British didn't vote to leave because of the euro. They're not even members of the currency union. Even the refugee crisis hardly affected the country.

We have taken a situation in the U.K. because of concerns, for example, over immigration and other things, so Britain now is on a path out of Europe.

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

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

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

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

Brexit will happen.

Neither we nor our European friends need prolonged uncertainty, and not everything needs to be negotiated before Article 50 is triggered and the exit process is concluded.

The Brexit decision is a decision we see very negatively. But, of course, it has been taken by the British people, so now we have to find a way to deal with it, and from our point of view, it is important to avoid a hard Brexit.

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

One point leavers and remainers agree on is that if there had never been a referendum, and this deal had been proposed as the basis for our country's future, it would have rightly been rejected by parliament and the public.