Like Indiana Jones, I don’t like snakes – though that might lead some to ask why I’m in politics.
THERESA MAYFor voters what matters is what government actually delivers for them.
More Theresa May Quotes
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I am a vicar’s daughter and still a practising member of the Church of England.
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Labour completely accepts and recognises the vote to leave the EU. The question is what is the agenda for that process and that needs to be held to account in Parliament now and that means it needs to be open to a vote.
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The Government has already U-turned today and I think the pressure is clearly growing for proper accountability over what this Government’s negotiating position is on Brexit.
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Targets don’t fight crime.
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We’re getting rid of bureaucracy, so that we’re releasing time for police officers to be crime fighters and not form writers.
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One of the issues that has been an issue in how we deal with net migration up until now is that we haven’t been able to have any control over freedom of movement from the European Union. We will have that control in the future once we leave the EU.
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I want a counter-terrorism regime that is proportionate, focused and transparent.
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I will be ruthless in cutting out waste, streamlining structures and improving efficiency.
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Politics is changing and as the demographics of different constituencies change so we need to be awake to the possibility of making gains where we have not traditionally done so.
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I am the only candidate capable of delivering these three things as prime minister, and tonight it is clear that I am also the only one capable of drawing support from the whole of the Conservative party.
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I want to put the interests of ordinary working people right up there, center stage. Those people who – you know, they’re working all the hours. They’re doing their best for their families and sometimes they just feel the odds are stacked against them.
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I know I’m not a showy politician. I don’t go drinking in parliament’s bars. I don’t wear my heart on my sleeve, I just get on with the job in front of me and you can judge me by my record.
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Sham marriages have been widespread; people have been allowed to settle in Britain without being able to speak English; and there have not been rules in place to stop migrants becoming a burden on the taxpayer. We are changing all of that.
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Tying money up for 40 years doesn’t sound appealing when you are young.
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What is absolutely clear is that we have, with the U.S., an extradition treaty which is important, I believe it is an important treaty, for both sides, the United States and the United Kingdom. It is a treaty that I believe is balanced and we work on that basis.
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