Jeremy Hunt Quotes

[I would accept a no-deal Brexit if] there is no prospect of a deal by 31 October

There is one very big difference between me and Boris, which is that I am foreign secretary and I have a very big job to do to try and get this deal over the line and that has to be my focus. I think that what matters is we have a cabinet that believes in Brexit.

The principle is the backstop which traps us into following EU customs tariffs until the EU gives us permission to leave the customs union... we have to find a different solution.

[The EU must] ensure its sanctions against Russia are comprehensive and we truly stand shoulder to shoulder with the US

We need to deliver Brexit and my job is to make sure we have a debate about how we do that

[I have the business experience to secure a Brexit agreement.] Doing deals is my bread and butter

I used to be a Latin dancer – with no great skill! [...] But when I was elected as an MP and I was still a young single man, I used to wear a t-shirt under my suit. And when we did the last vote 10 o'clock in the evening, I would then hop into my car and drive to a Lambada club, take off my suit like Superman, and get on the dance floor.

We are in an absolutely critical moment in the Brexit discussions and what that means is that we need to get behind Theresa May to deliver the best possible Brexit. The more that we undermine Theresa May the more likely we are to end up with a fudge, which would be an absolute disaster for everyone.

If you turn the EU club into a prison, the desire to get out of it won't diminish, it will grow and we won't be the only prisoner that will want to escape.

I would never pay any price if it meant that Scotland would become independent.

anyone who thinks I am going to write a blank cheque to the European Union is sorely mistaken

I will mitigate the impact of a no-deal Brexit on you and step in to help smooth those short-term difficulties. If we could do it for the bankers in the financial crisis, we can do it for our fisherman, farmers and small businesses now.

[There is an] existential risk to our party unless we now come together and get Brexit done

The mother chose to leave a free country to join a terrorist organisation

Britain has long championed international religious freedom