Tim Farron Quotes

The EU referendum result could be hijacked by forces of racism, intolerance and hate

For many millions of people, this was not just a vote about Europe. It was a howl of anger at politicians and institutions who they felt were out of touch and had let them down. The British people deserve the chance not to be stuck with the appalling consequences of a Leave campaign that stoked that anger with the lies of Farage, Johnson and Gove. The Liberal Democrats will fight the next election on a clear and unequivocal promise to restore British prosperity and [its] role in the world, with the United Kingdom in the European Union, not out.

I don't believe that gay sex is a sin

We discussed whether Article 50 can be revoked, and my conclusion is that if there is the political will, it would be possible to do so.

This self-inflicted wound will be Cameron's legacy

I do respect the outcome of the referendum and I, nevertheless, feel a sense of real concern that in this country if you stand by your principles, if you question whether Theresa May is making the right choices, and Jeremy Corbyn of course backed her in that, then you are dismissed as a saboteur or a Remoaner.

[Labour has] voted through a hard Brexit and chosen to be neither fish nor fowl on the biggest issue to face our country for a generation.

Plenty of my mates voted Leave, and I can tell you that the majority of those who did vote Leave are utterly appalled that Farage, Le Pen and their ilk now seek to claim the result as a victory for their hateful brand of intolerance, racism and insularity. Britain is better than that.

I cannot imagine a deal that is better than the one we've got now.

The EU offers our small businesses and tourism sector huge opportunities, I can't understand why anyone would want to shut those opportunities down