Gerard Batten Quotes

Gerard Joseph Batten is a British politician who has been the leader of the UK Independence Party since February 2018. He is a Member of the European Parliament representing the European parliamentary constituency of London.

✵ 27. March 1954
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“Successive governments have refused to accept the threat posed to our society by Islamic fundamentalism and extremism and to take the necessary measures to meet it head-on. We should esteem our own values of freedom, free speech and liberal secular democracy and start defending them.”

Islamic fundamentalism is incompatible with freedom and Western liberal democracy https://web.archive.org/web/20070927174923/http://www.tfa.net/pdfs/60610.pdf (2006)
2006

“What we do know is that if we do not leave the EU it will mark the end of democracy in the UK.”

Brexit: Protests held at Parliament over delay https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47751805 BBC News (29 March 2019)
2019

“The people of Wales voted to leave the European Union and return our United Kingdom to the status of an independent democracy.”

Plaid Cymru's Adam Price says Brexit must be stopped https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-45724287 BBC News (3 October 2018)
2018

“We are determined to protect our freedom of speech and the right to speak our minds without fear of the politically correct thought-police knocking on our doors.”

UKIP aiming to be 'radical, populist' party - Gerard Batten https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45593648 BBC News (21 September 2018)
2018

“Instead of asking the EU how we may leave we should have been explaining to them how we are going to leave.”

UKIP facing 'difficult' local elections - Gerard Batten https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-43920556 BBC News (27 April 2018)
2018

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