I know there are some voices calling for a punitive deal that punishes Britain. That would be an act of calamitous self-harm for the countries of Europe, and it would not be the act of a friend.
THERESA MAYAny attempt to wriggle, especially from leadership candidates who campaigned to leave the EU by focusing on immigration, will be unacceptable to the public.
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I think it’s important to do a good job and not to feel that you’ve got to make grand gestures, but just to get on and deliver.
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I’d personally like to see the Human Rights Act go because I think we have had some problems with it.
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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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We all know the stories about the Human Rights Act. About the illegal immigrant who cannot be deported because, and I am not making this up, he had a pet cat.
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My pitch is very simple. I’m Theresa May and I think I’m the best person to be prime minister of this country.
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I was in the Commons recently and saw a young lady wearing a nice pair of shoes. I said I liked them and she said my shoes were the reason she became involved in politics.
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The internet is changing all forms of communication, and this definitely includes political communication.
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I think there is a break down of trust generally, between people and politicians. I think that’s come about for a whole variety of reasons.
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I’m a first-past-the-post person, and always have been.
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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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In seats where perhaps we don’t expect to win at the next general election, the new infrastructure gives us a chance to win local council seats and to build a campaigning base which could help us to win in the future.
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We should no longer seek to have Budget surplus by end of Parliament. We should avoid tax rises.
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Brexit must mean control of the number of people who come to Britain from Europe, and that is what I will deliver.
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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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I want to see an open and tolerant society here in the United Kingdom, I want to see a country that works for everyone whatever their background.
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