93 Quotes by David Lidington

When Theresa May asked me to resolve policy disagreements between ministers, my power to do that depended on the fact that I was acting on her behalf with her delegated authority.

In the face of Covid-19, everything else seems a side-issue.

The Brexit debate has been difficult and divisive.

To deliver a smooth, orderly Brexit, we must build a majority for a deal.

Both the U.K. and the E.U. have made a sincere commitment to the people of Northern Ireland: there will be no hard border. Equally, as a U.K. government, we could not countenance a future in which a border was drawn in the Irish Sea, separating Northern Ireland from the rest of the U.K.

After Brexit, the E.U. will no longer legislate for us. All laws will be passed by the U.K. parliament and the devolved legislatures. Parliament will be truly sovereign, with the freedom to accept or reject any new rules.

After we leave the E.U., the British Standards Institute should also remain a member of the European Standards Organisation, which is not an E.U. institution.

Trust in the ability of people to make decisions about their own future is a fundamental tenet of democracy.

Every voter in Ukraine should have their say on the future they want for their country.