Leo Varadkar Quotes

Our idea is to make the U.K. a privileged partner of the E.U.

The negotiations on the future of the U.K. and the E.U. must be led... in the interest of our citizens.

If the U.K. wants to leave the E.U., we need to stay in the single market.

I believed and hoped that we would be able to secure a deal with Europe which would enable us to amend free movement.

It's difficult to see how the U.K. can be a member of the E.U. if it's not adherent to the principles set out in the convention.

A Canada-style deal for the whole of the UK results in a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. For that reason, it has never been acceptable to the EU without a permanent hard border down the Irish Sea.

The only way to keep the British economy secure is to leave the E.U.

As the U.K. prepares to leave the E.U., we have an opportunity to leverage our reputation for integrity and fair play as we establish new trading relationships.

Leaving the E.U. enables the U.K. to be more engaged with the global economy, not just the European economy.

The U.K. is leaving the E.U. but not Europe.

As long as U.K. remains member of the E.U., it should respect the E.U. law.

I have absolutely no doubts that the best for the U.K. is to stay in the European Union.

If the U.K. had new watertight proposals for the border, I don't think anyone in the E.U. would say, 'We don't want to talk about it.'

I am an optimist about the UK. We have been involved in trade with our European partners, which we will always be doing whatever this relationship is. We are a member of the EU. That gives us benefits. But we have to figure out where that is going. In the world, we are a global trader already.

I want Britain to punch its weight in the European Community.

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

What's important is that we do this in the right timescale to get the right deal for the U.K. We shouldn't invoke Article 50 immediately.

If I am prime minister, we will come out of the European Union, and part of that will be control of free movement.

I have specifically argued that we need to change our relationship with the European Union by fundamentally reforming not just our relationship but the European Union itself.

As we leave the E.U., the U.K. can turn its back on the austerity policies that have been the hallmark of the euro area.

I strongly suspect that there would be a positive economic advantage to the U.K. in leaving the single market.

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.

One thing we can be sure of is that Brexit will leave its mark on the E.U.