Top 103 Quotes & Sayings by Priti Patel - Page 2

The end of free movement means that we will be able to consider the impact on the existing labour market when determining whether we want unskilled workers from the E.U. to be able to come to the U.K.

No self-respecting country - especially one with our clout and proud history - should sign up to a proposal that surrenders the power to veto our foreign and trade policy to another entity.

In times of crisis, the world looks to Britain not just for our work on the ground, but also for our leadership.

As the party that believes in economic freedom and low taxes, it is scandalous that we have presided over the tax burden rising for hardworking families and businesses.

I believe we can look forward to a more prosperous, more secure, and brighter future if we vote to leave the failing E.U. project.

With our educated workforce, our language as the international language of commerce, we are ideally geographically located to prepare for success. Following Brexit, we will have the tools at our disposal to take advantage of these attributes, and to benefit from the new opportunities that are emerging around the world.

Freedom from the E.U. can only be beneficial for our country. We could finally take control of our immigration policies, introduce a fairer system, and keep numbers at a sustainable level that benefits our economy.

I have long witnessed the enormous contribution Britain makes around the world, with our impact through multilateral as well as through our bilateral engagement.

Brexit will not be easy.

There can be no halfway house, where Britain continues to be out of Europe in name but is still run by Europe. There can be no halfway house when it comes to rule-taking and law-making from the E.U., and there is an overwhelming sense of frustration that Britain is being taken advantage of by the E.U.

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

The British people voted to take back control of our borders, trade, money and laws. They chose a bright future as a free, independent and sovereign country.

Once we leave the E.U., we will be able to slash the £600 million of costs of Brussels bureaucracy that hold back our businesses.

We are a free and independent country and will prosper if given a proper chance.

As we exit the E.U. and reassert ourselves as a great global trading nation, we have a unique opportunity to redefine our relationship with Africa.

One of the reasons people voted to leave the E.U. is so that we could have the freedom to strike trade deals with countries outside the E.U. Staying locked into the customs union prevents this.

The ability to control our borders stands at the heart of the debate on whether or not Britain should leave the European Union.

As a nation, we face a choice. With parts of the world on fire, can we ignore the despair beyond our borders? Or do we use our global influence and leadership to confront these challenges head-on?

The truth is that the E.U. constrains us in all manner of ways and throws reams of red tape around British businesses.

If your country isn't stable and free from the threat of violence then you can't get to work, you can't get to the local clinic and your children can't go to school.

One of the things that is great about this country is that we're a meritocracy. Aspirational, hard-working people who want to come here - and who have the talent and skills to contribute to our economy and society - are very welcome.

Free from the shackles of the E.U. - and an automatic right of entry for their citizens, with or without work - we will be able to give the type of preference to brilliant scientists, academics and highly-skilled workers that we want to see more of.

The E.U., its institutions, structure and ways of working are an anachronism.

Our aid budget has a crucial role to play in shaping the world according to our universal values of democracy, enterprise and justice.

In a world of serious threats, Britain stands tall, saving lives and building a more prosperous, stable future for all.

With Boris Johnson leading the Conservative Party and as Prime Minister, the United Kingdom, at long last, will have a Prime Minister who believes in Britain and is in tune with the views of the millions of people who voted - over three years ago now - to leave the E.U.

We need to create jobs across Africa and provide its growing population with a route out of poverty where they are.

Britain is at its best when we stand up for the values that we believe in.

We should not listen to those who continue to repeat the disproved doom-mongering of 'Project Fear.'

I believe in Britain and regardless of whether people voted to Leave or Remain, millions of people voting in record numbers showed they do too.

Embracing the freedom of Brexit gives us the choice of what sort of country we want to become and means we can look forward to a more positive tomorrow.

Instead of embracing change, the E.U.'s precautionary principle has held back progress.

When the world faces its biggest challenges, it looks to Britain to show the strong leadership needed to overcome them.

If, like me, you believe that your taxes should be spent on your priorities in this country by politicians accountable to you then you should vote to leave the E.U.

Putting more money into families' pockets will help them with the rising cost of living, and reducing the tax burden on business will help foster the entrepreneurial spirit of those who want to start-up or grow their own firms.

Far from doing what it can to ensure that the companies and entrepreneurs of tomorrow are European, the E.U. actively stifles innovation.

The U.K. alone cannot be left to help those who have lost everything.

The case for open markets, free trade, private investment and technology has never been stronger in development. Over the decades, this combination has driven down poverty, helped to tackle disease, and created jobs across the globe.

Britain's generosity in the world has allowed us to help the poorest countries to get on the road to industrialisation through economic development and private sector investment in the world's most difficult frontier markets, where jobs and economic opportunities are desperately needed.

A dynamic Britain, free from the E.U., can be the greatest force of good in the world.

Tories must end tribalism and divisions.

We must put behind us the tribalism and divisions seen in the referendum between Leave and Remain and focus on defining our place in the world, healing our wonderful nation and putting core Conservative principles and values into action.

The public will not forgive us if their wish to leave is subject to a bitter and a divisive Conservative Party leadership race between Remain and Leave camps.