EU-UK Relations Quotes

Let's get real: would any American president seriously open up their borders unconditionally to Mexico as the U.K. has done to the whole of the E.U.? No chance.

What I'm suggesting is making an offer to the E.U. for things that were already agreed in the withdrawal agreement that will enable us to leave with a managed exit.

We have to be extremely strict on the implementation of Brexit so there is a common approach between member states. We must avoid a sector-by-sector or country-by-country approach, and ask the U.K. to be clear.

I fear a very hard Brexit, but I hope we will find a better solution.

The pursuit of an extreme Brexit cannot come at the cost of peace in Northern Ireland.

Just as I believe that Britain should want to remain in the EU so the EU should want us to stay.

France and Germany have to send a strong signal to the Commission that we need to negotiate a pragmatic and sensible outcome that protects jobs on both sides of the Channel because, for every job lost in the U.K., there will be jobs lost in Europe as well if Brexit goes wrong.

Putting the Withdrawal Bill in order is an essential step to stability and achieving a reasonable outcome to Brexit.

It would be helpful if everybody would focus on getting the right outcome from Brexit. An aggressive stand by the EU will only feed into those who promote the narrative of "better off out".

To deliver a smooth, orderly Brexit, we must build a majority for a deal.