She wasn’t actually going to lie, but there was…well, there might be an element of flexibility. - Genevieve Cogman

Everyone's being hypocritical," she muttered. "Is there anyone around here who doesn't want something from us while acting innocent? We need to find out what's really going on before everyone does the wrong thing for the right reasons.

They did attempt to leave the European Union last year, but apparently that was prompted by demonic interference.

It was only a hypothesis, but it made an uncomfortable amount of sense.