The decision we took on the 23rd June was a great moment in history. Not just a historic opportunity for our country but for Europe as a whole. Perhaps the biggest moment since the Berlin Wall came down. We are not leaving any of our historic ties with our European friends, We are choosing freedom away from the stifling EU institutions.
Andrea Leadsom
‘I want to guide Britain to the sunlit uplands’ – full text of Andrea Leadsom’s leadership speech

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