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I hope Britain stays in the European Union, but I don't want to decide for the British.

I personally hope and wish that Britain will stay part and parcel of the European Union.

I would like a UK fully engaged in Europe, but I can't decide in place of the British. I see that for the moment they want to be more in retreat.

I don't want a tailor-made approach where the British have the best of two worlds. That will be too big an incentive for others to leave and kill the European idea, which is based on shared responsibilities.

I believe that Europe without Britain at the heart will be less reform-driven, less open, less international Europe.

We want the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union.

I don't just want a better deal for Britain. I want a better deal for Europe too. So I speak as British prime minister with a positive vision for the future of the European Union. A future in which Britain wants, and should want, to play a committed and active part.

I do not want Britain to turn its back on Europe or the rest of the world.

It does not seem to me that the steps which would be needed to make Britain - and others - more comfortable in their relationship in the European Union are inherently so outlandish or unreasonable.

I want Britain to punch its weight in the European Community.