Britain Quote by Barack Obama

Referendums are a democratic instrument, but so are decisions reached in a parliamentary democracy. I advise extreme caution when it comes to referendums. In…

— Martin Schulz

A referendum is almost always a device by which governments get the voters to endorse what they wanted to do all along.

— Peter Hitchens

Because the referendum in 2016 wasn't just about our relationship with the E.U., it was about millions of people and their relationship with politics…

— James Cleverly

No, a euro referendum will not be part of a government programme if we get the chance to form one,

— Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Britain is not the same anymore of course. It's never the same.

— Van Morrison

The outcome of the referendum does not affect those of my officials who have British nationality, since they work for Europe and not for…

— Jean-Claude Juncker

If you want a referendum, vote for the others. Or, in certain cases, you can stay at home, you don't vote and you could…

— Jean Charest

My main worry about referendums is that you are taking a very complicated political question that requires knowledge of a bunch of background facts…

— Jason Brennan

What happened in the United States election is not a matter for the United Kingdom, it is a matter for the United States and…

— Theresa May

“England and Britain and the United Kingdom are not the same thing. England is the country. Britain is the island containing England, Scotland, and…

— Maureen Johnson

I think referendums are fantastic as long as the question is phrased in a way which is not meant to deliberately confuse or confound…

— Cate Blanchett

The E.U. referendum is a major watershed in U.K. history. It will be important for the future of the Conservative party. It will be…

— John Redwood