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Iain Duncan Smith
8 quotes
“Always leave them wanting more.”
Iain Duncan Smith (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Also quoted by: P. T. Barnum (disputed)
“Uncontrolled migration from the EU drove down wages, undercutting UK workers, and increased the cost of living which hit the poorest hardest. There is an increasing divide between people who benefit from the immigration of cheap nannies and baristas and labourers - and people who can't find work because of uncontrolled immigration”
Iain Duncan Smith (born 1954) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: John McDonnell criticises EU vote campaign 'negativity' BBC News (17 May 2016)
“The government itself now had a view... which was to remain, and so now we need to change that position and actually deliver on this very clear mandate from the British people.”
Iain Duncan Smith (born 1954) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Brexit: New PM 'should come from Leave camp' BBC News (26 June 2016)
“I said consistently throughout that we need to get control of our borders and the only way to do that is to leave the European Union… Once we do that we are in a much stronger position to achieve that objective of bringing down migration to tens of thousands within this Parliament - I will stand by that.”
Iain Duncan Smith (born 1954) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Brexit: New PM 'should come from Leave camp' BBC News (26 June 2016)
“When she gets into negotiations with her European counterparts about trade arrangements, could she remind them that cake exists to be eaten and cherries exist to be picked.”
Iain Duncan Smith (born 1954) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech in Parliament referring to the metaphor, widely-used in reference to the UK government's Brexit policy, that you can't have your cake and eat it (5 March 2018)
“We have legislated to leave the EU, with or without a deal. That is what people voted for.”
Iain Duncan Smith (born 1954) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Brexit: 20 Tory rebels inflict no-deal defeat on government BBC News (8 January 2019)
“We have had more than 100 hours in Committee over the past three and a half years. The reality is that, if there is anything about this arrangement that we have not now debated and thrashed to death, I would love to know what it is.”
Iain Duncan Smith (born 1954) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speaking during debate on ratification of Withdrawal Agreement with the European Union (22 October 2019)
“Buried in the fine print, unnoticed by many, is the fact we remain hooked into the EU's loan book. You can't be half in the EU & half out, the problem is the WA. It costs too much & it denies us true national independence.”
Iain Duncan Smith (born 1954) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Commenting on details of the Withdrawal Agreement with the European Union (3 August 2020)