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James Walsh

The EU summit, Brexit, and Theresa May: who said what? - quiz

British Prime Minister Theresa May and European Council President Donald Tusk (L) participate in a bilateral meeting during an EU summit in Brussels.
British Prime Minister Theresa May and European Council President Donald Tusk (L) participate in a bilateral meeting during an EU summit in Brussels. Photograph: Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AFP/Getty Images

  1. “The enemy, the opponents, are out there. They’re on the other side of the negotiating table. Those are the people we have to negotiate with."

    1. Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond introduces the Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Angel Gurria (unseen) during a press conference to present the latest Economic Survey of the United Kingdom, in London on October 17, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Matt DunhamMATT DUNHAM/AFP/Getty Images

      Philip Hammond

    2. Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson speaks during a press conference with Mexico's Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray in London, England, Thursday Oct. 19, 2017. (Chris J Ratcliffe/Pool via AP)

      Boris Johnson

    3. Brexit<br>File photo dated 12/09/17 of Brexit Secretary David Davis, whose department has refused to say whether it has analysed the impact of Brexit on Britain's regions because doing so could provoke a "reactionary" response that could damage the economy. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday October 13, 2017. See PA story POLITICS Brexit Documents. Photo credit should read: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

      David Davis

    4. Former leader of UK Independence Party (UKIP) Nigel Farage follows a debate on the progress of the Brexit talks at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, October 3, 2017. EU leaders are set to decide at a summit starting on October 19 whether enough has been agreed on the divorce to start discussing the future relationship including a trade deal, as Britain has demanded. But the European Parliament, which will have a final veto on any deal for Britain's departure from the bloc in March 2019, will vote on October 3 on a resolution calling on EU leaders to postpone the decision. / AFP PHOTO / PATRICK HERTZOGPATRICK HERTZOG/AFP/Getty Images

      Nigel Farage

  2. Who recommended Theresa May give a speech admitting Brexit "cannot be done"?

    1. BRITAIN-EU-POLITICS<br>British Labour MP Peter Mandelson speaks during a press conference by the Centre for British Influence, the cross-party umbrella campaign to keep Britain in Europe, in London on January 30, 2013. Rival politicians launched a group to campaign for Britain to stay in the EU after Prime Minister David Cameron said he planned to hold a referendum on membership. Cabinet ministers Kenneth Clarke and Danny Alexander along with former minister Peter Mandelson were due to take part in the launch event for the group, called British influence. AFP PHOTO / CARL COURT (Photo credit should read CARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images)

      Peter Mandelson

    2. Britain's former Prime Minister Tony Blair leaves at the end of Pope Francis' Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican, September 13, 2017. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini

      Tony Blair

    3. Alastair Campbell, at his home in Gospel Oak, London

      Alastair Campbell

    4. Gordon Brown Addresses Conference On How China's Economic Growth Could Impact UK<br>EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 04: Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, addresses a conference exploring China's 900 billion dollar initiative to stimulate economic growth and the impact it will have on the UK on October 4, 2017 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The former Prime Minister is one of several international scholars and business leaders taking part in the landmark conference at the University of Edinburgh McEwan Hall that will assess the potential impact of China's most significant investment since the Great Wall. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

      Gordon Brown

  3. "I think it is unthinkable that there would be no deal. It is so much in their interest as well as in ours."

    1. OECD economic survey of UK<br>Chancellor Philip Hammond at the launch of the OECD economic survey of UK at the Treasury in London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Tuesday October 17, 2017. Photo credit should read: Matt Dunham/PA Wire

      Philip Hammond

    2. A still image taken from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) on October 17, 2017 shows Britain's Home Secretary Amber Rudd as she gives evidence to a Parliamentary Home Affairs Committee in London. / AFP PHOTO / PRU AND AFP PHOTO / HO / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT " AFP PHOTO / PRU " - NO USE FOR ENTERTAINMENT, SATIRICAL, MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNSHO/AFP/Getty Images

      Amber Rudd

    3. Cabinet meeting at Downing Steet in London<br>epa06270945 British Secretary for Justice Michael Gove arrives for a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in central London, Britain, 17 October 2017. EPA/ANDY RAIN

      Michael Gove

    4. Conservative Party Conference, Day Two, Manchester, UK - 02 Oct 2017<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by James Gourley/REX/Shutterstock (9106208av) Iain Duncan Smith Conservative Party Conference, Day Two, Manchester, UK - 02 Oct 2017

      Iain Duncan Smith

  4. "We need to prepare for all the other alternatives."

    1. Cabinet meetin in London<br>epa06270828 British Secretary of State for Brexit David Davis departs 10 Downing Street following a cabinet meeting in central London, Britain, 17 October 2017. EPA/ANDY RAIN

      David Davis

    2. Second day of European Council Meeting in Brussels<br>epa06277894 British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives on the second day of the European Council Meeting in Brussels, Belgium, 20 October 2017. European leaders meet in Brussels on 19 and 20 October 2017 to discuss most pressing issues, including migration, defence, foreign affairs and digitalisation and to review the latest developments in the negotiations following the United Kingdom's notification of its intention to leave the EU. EPA/STEPHANIE LECOCQ

      Theresa May

    3. Politicians Walk Along Whitehall<br>LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 24: Ken Clarke, a Minister without Portfolio in the UK Government, leaves the Cabinet Office on September 24, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

      Ken Clarke

    4. Britain's Home Secretary Amber Rudd leaves 10 Downing Street following the weekly meeting of the cabinet in London on October 17, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNISADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images

      Amber Rudd

  5. Which country's leader said: "It's still not clear what the UK actually wants in terms of a new relationship."

    1. Irish flag against blue sky<br>GettyImages-528230432

      Ireland

    2. French President Emmanuel Macron Receives Iraq's Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abadi At Elysee Palace In Paris<br>PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 05: A French flag flies on the top of the Elysee Presidential Palace during the visit of Iraq's Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abadi on October 05, 2017 in Paris, France. Al-Abadi is on an official visit to Paris. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)

      France

    3. Bundestag Prepares Seating For New Political Constellation<br>BERLIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 17: A German flag flies near the inscription: "Dem deutschen Volke", which means "To the German people" at the Reichstag, seat of the Bundestag, on October 17, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. Following German federal elections last September the new Bundestag will have 709 members instead of 630, with six parties instead of four. In addition to the German Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU), the Social Democrats (SPD), the left-wing Die Linke and the German Greens Party (Buendnis 90/Die Gruenen), the Free Democratic Party (FDP) will return and the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) will debut, with approximately 90 members. The new Bundestag will convene for the first time on October 24. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

      Germany

    4. FILE PHOTO: A woman waves a Greek flag in front of parliament during a protest against government's austerity measures in Athens<br>FILE PHOTO: A woman waves a Greek flag in front of parliament during a protest against the government's austerity measures in Athens May 3, 2010. REUTERS/John Kolesidis/File photo

      Greece

  6. Who said European leaders had been left “bemused and confused” by Britain's attitude towards the Brexit negotiations?

    1. Scottish National Party Conference 2017 in Glasgow<br>epa06257194 Scottish National Party (SNP) Leader Nicola Sturgeon speaks at the party conference at the SECC in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, 10 October 2017. EPA/ROBERT PERRY

      Nicola Surgeon

    2. British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn gestures as he speaks during a meeting of the Party of European Socialists (PES) in Brussels, on October 19, 2017 on the side of the first day of a summit of European Union (EU) leaders, set to rule out moving to full Brexit trade talks after negotiations stalled. / AFP PHOTO / JOHN THYSJOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images

      Jeremy Corbyn

    3. BRITAIN-POLITICS-LABOUR<br>Britain's Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna addresses delegates during the second day of the Labour Party conference in the main hall of Manchester Central, in Manchester, on September 22, 2014. AFP PHOTO/LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images)

      Chuka Umunna

    4. Labour leadership contest<br>Yvette Cooper makes a speech in support of her Labour Party leadership campaign at 10 Greycoat Place, London, as the final line-up of candidates in the Labour leadership election will become clear when nominations close for the contest to succeed Ed Miliband at the helm of the Opposition.

      Yvette Cooper

  7. "This is a much better approach than threatening 'no deal'".

    1. Brexit<br>File photo dated 19/09/17 of Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable, who has said that Theresa May does not have a strong hand to play at the Brexit negotiating table and as a result Britain may not leave the EU. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Wednesday October 11, 2017. See PA story POLITICS Cable. Photo credit should read: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

      Vince Cable

    2. EPP leader meeting ahead of EU Council meeting<br>epa06275523 Michel Barnier, the European Chief Negotiator of the Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50, arrives as a guest for an European People's Party (EPP) leaders' meeting ahead of the European Council meeting in Brussels, Belgium, 19 October 2017. EPA/STEPHANIE LECOCQ

      Michel Barnier

    3. Nicola Sturgeon<br>First Minister Nicola Sturgeon addresses Scotland's Inclusive Growth Conference in Glasgow as she outlines how reducing inequality and creating a fairer society can have significant economic benefits for the country. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday October 20, 2017. See PA story SCOTLAND Economy. Photo credit should read: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

      Nicola Sturgeon

    4. Not One Day More Protest Against Theresa May Takes Place In London<br>LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 01: Shadow Home Secretary, Diane Abbott speaks to demonstrators during the 'Not One Day More' march at BBC Broadcasting House on July 1, 2017 in London, England. Thousands of protesters joined the anti-Tory demonstration at BBC Broadcasting House and marched to Parliament Square. The demonstrators were calling for an end to the Conservative Government and policies of austerity. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

      Diane Abbott

  8. "My advice would be, cut your losses. File an application for a Norway-style agreement for a period of five years after the expiration of the two-year Article 50 process."

    1. The Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, speaks at the Bank of England conference 'Independence 20 Years On' at the Fishmonger's Hall in London, Britain September 29, 2017. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

      Mark Carney

    2. Economist Piketty turns down top French honour<br>epa04544453 (FILE) A file photo dated 05 November 3014 showing French economist and author of the book 'Capital', Thomas Piketty attending a meeting in the Dutch Senate in The Hague, The Netherlands. Influential French economist Thomas Piketty on 01 January 2015 said he would not accept the Legion d'honneur - his country's highest award, news agency AFP reported. Piketty, 43, is the author of the bestseller Capital in the 21st Century, a major work which has seen him shoot to international prominence. 'I refuse this nomination because I do not think it is the government's role to decide who is honourable,' Piketty told AFP. 'They would do better to concentrate on reviving (economic) growth in France and Europe.' Piketty has distanced himself from the policies of France's Socialist President Francois Hollande, after having at one time been close to the Socialist Party. EPA/BART MAAT

      Thomas Piketty

    3. Ha-Joon Chang teaches economics at Cambridge University. He is the author of 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism, and Economics: the User's Guide. Ha-Joon Chang seen before speaking at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland. UK 25th August 2014 COPYRIGHT PHOTO BY MURDO MACLEOD All Rights Reserved Tel + 44 131 669 9659 Mobile +44 7831 504 531 Email: m@murdophoto.com STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY (press button below or see details at http://www.murdophoto.com/T%26Cs.html No syndication, no redistribution, Murdo Macleods repro fees apply. Archivalseen before speaking at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland. UK XX August 2011 COPYRIGHT PHOTO BY MURDO MACLEOD All Rights Reserved Tel + 44 131 669 9659 Mobile +44 7831 504 531 Email: m@murdophoto.com STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY (press button below or see details at http://www.murdophoto.com/T%26Cs.html No syndication, no redistribution, Murdo Macleods repro fees apply. sgealbadh, commed A22CGM literature; author; writer; factual; fiction; novelist; books; o arts; Archival arts; sgealbadh

      Ha-Joon Chang

    4. Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis Interview<br>Yanis Varoufakis, Greece's former finance minister, poses for a photograph following a Bloomberg Television interview in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016. Greece's next bite of bailout money may turn into a movable feast if Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras can't convince euro-area authorities hes making good on his promises. Photographer: Matthew Lloyd/Bloomberg via Getty Images

      Yanis Varoufakis

  9. “Merkel could be the peace broker. She is the only hope.”

    1. Britain's Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn speeches prior to a meeting of European Socialists prior to an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. European Union leaders are gathering for a two day summit to discuss migration, digital economy and Brexit. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

      Jeremy Corbyn

    2. British Prime Minister Theresa May Theresa May speaks during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. European Union leaders gathered Friday to weigh progress in negotiations on Britain's departure from their club as they look for new ways to speed up the painfully slow moving process. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

      Theresa May

    3. Brexit<br>File photo dated 19/09/17 of Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable, who has said that Theresa May does not have a strong hand to play at the Brexit negotiating table and as a result Britain may not leave the EU. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Wednesday October 11, 2017. See PA story POLITICS Cable. Photo credit should read: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

      Vince Cable

    4. Former UK Independence Party leader and member of the European Parliament, Nigel Farage, places Britain's Union Jack flag upon his arrival at the Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker addressed the members of the European Parliament to outline his reform plans for the European Union in the so-called State of the Union debate. Juncker said the European Union is "bouncing back" after a tough decade that's seen much of the 28-country mired in an economic crisis and Britain vote to leave. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

      Nigel Farage

  10. “I don’t have any reason to believe we are not going to be successful."

    1. Second day of European Council Meeting in Brussels<br>epa06277894 British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives on the second day of the European Council Meeting in Brussels, Belgium, 20 October 2017. European leaders meet in Brussels on 19 and 20 October 2017 to discuss most pressing issues, including migration, defence, foreign affairs and digitalisation and to review the latest developments in the negotiations following the United Kingdom's notification of its intention to leave the EU. EPA/STEPHANIE LECOCQ

      Theresa May

    2. Second day of European Council Meeting in Brussels<br>epa06277813 German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) arrives on the second day of the European Council Meeting in Brussels, Belgium, 20 October 2017. European leader meet in Brussels on 19 and 20 October 2017 to discuss most pressing issues, including migration, defence, foreign affairs and digitalisation and to review the latest developments in the negotiations following the United Kingdom's notification of its intention to leave the EU. EPA/STEPHANIE LECOCQ

      Angel Merkel

    3. Second day of European Council Meeting in Brussels<br>epa06277881 French President Emmanuel Macron arrives on the second day of the European Council Meeting in Brussels, Belgium, 20 October 2017. European leaders meet in Brussels on 19 and 20 October 2017 to discuss most pressing issues, including migration, defence, foreign affairs and digitalisation and to review the latest developments in the negotiations following the United Kingdom's notification of its intention to leave the EU. EPA/STEPHANIE LECOCQ

      Emmanuel Macron

    4. Brexit negotiations, Brussels, Belgium - 12 Oct 2017<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Isopix/REX/Shutterstock (9134441i) Michel Barnier Brexit negotiations, Brussels, Belgium - 12 Oct 2017

      Michel Barnier

Solutions

1:A - Philip Hammond, the UK chancellor and a leading remainer before the Brexit vote, later said he regretted "using a poor choice of words"., 2:C - Alastair Campbell, formerly Tony Blair's head of communications, wrote the speech he suggested May give as an opinion article for the Guardian, 3:B - Amber Rudd was giving evidence to the Commons home affairs committee, as debate increased over the possibility - and potential damage - of a "no deal" Brexit., 4:A - David Davis said the UK's negotiating team was 'straining every sinew' to get a deal, but that it was important to 'prepare for all the other alternatives'., 5:A - Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said, "on the one hand it seems that the UK wants to have a close trading relationship with Europe like it has now, but it also seems to want something different.", 6:B - Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn paid a visit to Brussels to meet Michel Barnier, the EU's chief negotiator, as well as to give a speech at a meeting of the Party of European Socialists., 7:A - The Lib Dem leader Vince Cable welcomed Theresa May's new approach after she headed to Brussels for a summit of EU leaders, but added it was a "pity it was not made a long time ago.", 8:D - Yanis Varoufakis, the former Greek Minister of Finance, was speaking on BBC's Today programme., 9:D - The former Ukip leader, Nigel Farage, said that Theresa May's negotiation efforts had been 'absolutely dismal'. , 10:B - Angela Merkel gave an upbeat report on the state of talks, though she did say the next stage of the negotiations will "undoubtedly" be more complicated. The European Union later announced that preparations can begin for the second stage of Brexit talks.

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