David Cameron Quotes

Britain is a special country. We have so many great advantages: a Parliamentary democracy where we resolve great issues about our future through peaceful debate; a great trading nation, with our science and arts, our engineering and our creativity, respected the world over. And while we are not perfect, I do believe we can be a model for the multi-racial, multi-faith democracy, where people can come and make a contribution and rise to the very highest that their talent allows.

I will do everything I can as Prime Minister to steady the ship over the coming weeks and months but I do not think it would be right for me to try to be the captain that steers our country to its next destination.

I have also always believed that we have to confront big decisions, not duck them. That is why we delivered the first coalition government in 70 years, to bring our economy back from the brink.

The British people have voted to leave the European Union and their will must be respected

[leaving the EU and the single market is] not the right way to control immigration

It is deeply concerning that the Leave campaign is criticising the independent Bank of England. We should listen to experts when they warn us of the dangers to our economy of leaving the European Union.

If we restrict our access [to the single market] we will be less well off and that obviously affects what we can spend on our public services,

our economy would be smaller [if the UK left the single market]

The right thing to do is to fight for a great Britain in the EU and not take the Little England option of Nigel Farage

An EU exit would put a bomb under our economy

Nine out of 10 economists say there'll be a profound shock if we leave the EU. That means there will be less money - not more. It's also why so many doctors and nurses support remaining in the EU.

isolationism has never served this country well

You shouldn't try to hold an independent sovereign nation in an organisation against its will.

Above all we are obstinately practical, rigorously down-to-earth, natural debunkers. We approach issues with a cast of mind rooted in common sense, we're rightly suspicious of ideology and sceptical of grand schemes and grandiose promises.

If there is one constant in the ebb and flow of our island story, it is the character of the British people.