Europe Quotes by Kenneth Clarke

Thatcher was the best politician I have ever witnessed.

— Kenneth Clarke

I am sorry to upset my colleagues by saying we wasted four years in opposition, but if you do get so badly defeated as…

— Kenneth Clarke

All political careers are a rollercoaster.

— Kenneth Clarke

Britain's political voice depends on our role as a leading and influential member of the E.U. If we leave, we are of less value…

— Kenneth Clarke

Jonathan Hill is an old friend of mine; I have worked with him for many years and know him to be a man of…

— Kenneth Clarke

I look forward to the day when the Westminster Parliament is just a council chamber in Europe

— Kenneth Clarke

I don't think at my age... you can start ruling people out in politics.

— Kenneth Clarke

I'm notorious for only using my mobile phone for outgoing calls: nobody knows my London number and I certainly don't do anything online.

— Kenneth Clarke

No country anywhere in the world allows material that genuinely puts national security at risk into the public domain, and that includes a courtroom.

— Kenneth Clarke

In these home affairs things I think occasionally it's the duty of politicians on both sides to turn round to the tabloids and right-wing…

— Kenneth Clarke

My entire political career has been based on building up Britain's political standing and economic prosperity through our membership of the E.U. and the…

— Kenneth Clarke

Of course I'd have loved to be Prime Minister. But I'm not nursing a grievance.

— Kenneth Clarke

I am getting frustrated by the fact that we have been out of office for eight years. I desperately want to lead the Conservative…

— Kenneth Clarke

Referendums are designed to get round parliamentary government, and people only demand referendums when they think they can't get a majority in parliament. Mussolini…

— Kenneth Clarke

I am a firm believer in open justice, and an opponent of closed justice in any normal circumstances. But I am also an opponent…

— Kenneth Clarke