“Leaving the EU would be a win-win for all. The EU costs us a huge amount of money and subverts our democracy”

—  Boris Johnson

Source: Boris Johnson: EU exit 'win-win for us all' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-35783049 BBC News (11 March 2016)

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