John McDonnell Quotes

We have to respect the decision that was made in the referendum ... otherwise, to be frank, we undermine all confidence in our democratic process.

If the government says 'well a customs union for a couple of years or maybe customs union until we decide there won't be one,' well actually, that doesn't give the stability for investment for anyone

We can't say to people 'Labour wants you to share in the running of your workplace, your community and your environment, but we don't trust you to have the final say over Brexit.'

Our objective is tariff-free access to the market

That has been our objective since immediately after the referendum. The structures - whether we are in or out - are a secondary matter. We are not ruling anything out but what we are saying is that we are the fifth largest economy in the world and we have a special status in both our relationship with the EU and the rest of the globe and we feel we can get a deal that achieves tariff-free access.

I would swim through vomit to vote against this bill. And listening to some of the nauseating speeches in support of it, I might have to.

My view is that you'd put the deal to the people, but you'd have to also have the option of the status quo. Deep in my heart, I'm still a Remainer, but I've got to try and bring together effectively what is a British compromise.

It's time to turn this debate around, drive out politics of despair and offer a vision for Britain in Europe.

[he would be glad to] go back to the 1980s and assassinate Thatcher.

There are enough sensible people in the House of Commons to say 'this cannot happen, we cannot damage our country in this way'.