"When she gets into negotiations with her European counterparts about trade arrangements, could she remind them that cake exists to be eaten and cherries exist to be picked."
— Iain Duncan Smith

January 1, 1970

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People from EdinburghConservative Party (UK) politiciansCatholics from ScotlandCritics of the European UnionLeaders of the Opposition (United Kingdom)
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Speech in Parliament referring to the metaphor, widely-used in reference to the UK government's Brexit policy, that you can't have your cake and eat it (5 March 2018)