European union Quote by Andrea Leadsom

The British people have decided to leave. It is a sad decision but one which I respect. The vote puts the European Union in…

— Francois Hollande

I find it unspeakably sad that the United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union.

— Frans Timmermans

I voted to remain because I thought it was costly and complicated to leave the EU, and that is clearly still the case. But…

— Sam Gyimah

Brexit has really broken a taboo. The Brits have shown us that you can leave the European Union, and you can come out better.

— Marine Le Pen

Whatever may have been suggested by some Leavers during the referendum it must be clear now that the Brexit process is immensely complicated.

— Dominic Grieve

One of the reasons why many British voters chose to leave the European Union was because they distrusted European institutions. Of all the many…

— Anne Applebaum

I think that what we have heard from the Remain campaign throughout this whole referendum have been dire warnings of the terrible consequences of…

— Michael Gove

Referendums have always posed a threat when it comes to EU policy, because EU policy is complicated. They're an opportunity for those from all…

— Martin Schulz

The British people voted to leave the European Union - let's just leave.

— Mark Francois

You could say that the vote to withdraw from Europe is, it's really a vote of the British middle class, the working class, to…

— Michael Hudson

The UK is not going to leave the European Union. Of course not. We are inextricably wound up with Europe. In terms of culture,…

— Nick Clegg

People talk often of Brexit as the biggest challenge since the Second World War. It is certainly proving to be a lot more difficult…

— Betty Boothroyd