Tom Watson Quotes

[Labour is] clear that Britain is better off in Europe

I feel great. I feel absolutely fantastic. Chilled out, I feel like my IQ has gone up. I feel younger. It's a great feeling.

The only way to break the Brexit deadlock once and for all is a public vote in a referendum,

Pro-European is who we are and who we have always been. Our members are Remain. Our values are Remain. Our hearts are Remain.

The EU invests £11bn a year on manufacturing innovation programmes of which 15% are invested here in the UK.

We are a remain and reform party

By backing a people's vote, by backing remain, I am sure we can deliver the Labour government the people of this country so badly need,

And you know, woe betide politicians that don't listen to what voters tell them. You know, I think a future Europe will have to look at things like the free movement of labour rules.

The Labour Party is about as united as it possibly can be in asking people to Remain

[a Leave vote would be a] hit to the UK economy

It is my honestly held view that Parliament will not be able to get a deal on Brexit and therefore the only choice, reluctantly, is to ask the people to take another look at it.

Our position is we want a confirmatory ballot. It's very difficult for us to move off that because I don't think our party would forgive us if we signed off on Tory Brexit without that kind of concession.

We've got to eradicate anti-Semitism, anti-Jewish racism in all its forms [and] for us to address that now, I think he needs to take a personal lead on examining those cases and if necessary, recommend it to our NEC (National Executive Committee) what needs to be done.

There eventually comes a point when circumstances are so changed, when so much new information has emerged that we didn't have in 2016, when so many people feel differently to how they felt then, that you have to say, no... the only proper way to proceed in such circumstances is to consult the people again.

There is no such thing as a good Brexit deal, which is why I believe we should advocate for Remain. That is what the overwhelming majority of Labour Party members, MPs and trade unions believe.