Jo Johnson

It is of course true that many of our universities are large and complex organisations, requiring highly skilled individuals to run them effectively.

Although I voted Remain, I have desperately wanted the Government, in which I have been proud to serve, to make a success of Brexit: to reunite our country, our party and, yes, my family too.

There is no place in world where you can do higher education better than in the UK.

As the U.K.'s position as a global financial services hub weakens, our competitors will lose no time in attracting jobs in services from our shores.

There is no better system in the world than the U.K. education system that offers better value for money.

The day after Britain voted to leave the European Union, I woke up determined to make a success of Brexit. I was surprised by how quickly I went to acceptance of the result, without passing through any of the prior stages of grief.

What is so clearly in the national interest is everything the government is doing in its strong, one nation domestic policy agenda: more police on the streets, more doctors and nurses in our hospitals, a welcoming face to scientists and international students.

If we are serious about Global Britain, we must recognise that international students bring huge benefits to our universities, our local economies and our soft power.

There is no precedent of an advanced economy withdrawing from a trade agreement as deep and as complex as the European Union.

Certainly, I know from my own work at the Department of Transport the potential chaos that will follow a 'no deal' Brexit. It will cause disruption, delay and deep damage to our economy.

While we have agreed to pay the E.U. tens of billions of pounds in the Withdrawal Agreement, the Political Declaration that aimed to set out the principles for this future negotiation is a document deliberately vague to allow it to mean all things to all people.