Brexit, 'no deal' and the Tories: who said what?

Britain and the EU are stuck in a “disturbing” deadlock over the Brexit divorce bill, although a breakthrough remains possible in the next two months, EU negotiator Michel Barnier said Thursday. Photograph: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images

1. "We are seeing a developing disaster, in my view, with the Brexit negotiations."

   1. 

      Ruth Davidson

   2. 

      Anna Soubry

   3. 

      Yvette Cooper

   4. 

      Nicola Sturgeon

2. "We are preparing for every eventuality. We are committing money to prepare for Brexit, including a no-deal scenario."

   1. 

      Phil Hammond

   2. 

      Boris Johnson

   3. 

      Liam Fox

   4. 

      Theresa May

3. “As we look forward to the next stage [of negotiations], the ball is in their court. But I am optimistic we will receive a positive response."

   1. 

      David Davis

   2. 

      Michel Barnier

   3. 

      Boris Johnson

   4. 

      Theresa May

4. "Brexit is not a game. Don’t forget it"

   1. 

      Michel Barnier

   2. 

      Nicola Sturgeon

   3. 

      David Davis

   4. 

      Bono

5. "I voted remain for good reasons at the time, but circumstances move on … you’re asking me to say how would I vote in a vote now against a different background, a different international background, a different economic background."

   1. 

      Theresa May

   2. 

      Jeremy Corbyn

   3. 

      Amber Rudd

   4. 

      Jeremy Hunt

6. "I thought the best option was to Remain. I haven't changed my mind on that."

   1. 

      Vince Cable

   2. 

      Nick Clegg

   3. 

      Ken Clarke

   4. 

      Jeremy Corbyn

7. "I guess the borders have got to be tightened but all that stuff about going ‘this is my country’, I don’t get that. We all live under one sky."

   1. 

      Elton John

   2. 

      Lily Allen

   3. 

      Liam Gallagher

   4. 

      Bjork

8. “There are many of us in the Conservative party that can’t believe that we are still debating and divided over the subject of Europe.”

   1. 

      Nicky Morgan

   2. 

      Ken Clarke

   3. 

      John Major

   4. 

      Boris Johnson

9. "On [the question of financial commitments] we have received a state of deadlock, which is very disturbing."

   1. 

      Guy Verhofstadt

   2. 

      Philip Hammond

   3. 

      Michel Barnier

   4. 

      Liam Gallagher

10. “We’re looking for some urgency from our European partners. It’s time to put some tiger in the tank."

    1. 

       Michael Gove

    2. 

       Nigel Farage

    3. 

       Boris Johnson

    4. 

       Jacob Rees-Mogg

Solutions

1:D - Nicola Sturgeon was speaking at SNP conference. She also said the case for a fresh EU referendum may become "difficult to resist"., 2:D - Theresa May was making an update on Brexit negotiations to the House of Commons, the first since her Florence speech., 3:D - Theresa May used a sporting metaphor to describe the state of Brexit discussions..., 4:A - ... but Michel Barnier, the EU chief negotiator, did not want to talk about the ball., 5:A - Theresa May was being grilled on her Brexit vote on Iain Dale's LBC radio show. She added: “I could sit here and I could say ‘Oh, I’d still vote remain or I’d vote leave’ just to give you an answer to that question. I’m being open and honest with you.", 6:D - Jeremy Corbyn said another EU referendum was "not going to happen", but said he stood by his decision to vote Remain., 7:C - Liam Gallagher was speaking in an NME interview. "Good people should be able to move and groove wherever they want", he said, though he did concede a need for border controls, 8:A - Nicky Morgan, the former cabinet minister and prominent Remain campaigner, said the Brexit vote made Christmas dinner with her in-laws rather awkward., 9:C - Michel Barnier told reporters during a joint press conference with the Brexit secretary, David Davis, that he would not be able to recommend to EU27 leaders at a summit in Brussels next week that “sufficient progress” had been made to allow talks over future trade relations to begin., 10:C - Disturbing or not, Boris Johnson urged the EU to move negotiations on to the next stage.

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