Theresa May
Theresa May83 quotes“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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Any attempt to wriggle, especially from leadership candidates who campaigned to leave the EU by focusing on immigration, will be unacceptable to the public.
Theresa MayTheresa May People have to make journeys, what we want is people to have alternatives in public transport so that they can make a choice about the sort of way in which they’re going to travel.
Theresa MayTheresa May I’m a first-past-the-post person, and always have been.
Theresa MayTheresa May 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.
Theresa MayTheresa May I want a counter-terrorism regime that is proportionate, focused and transparent.
Theresa MayTheresa May I’m not sure I should reveal the sources of my clothes.
Theresa MayTheresa May 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.
Theresa MayTheresa May 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.
Theresa MayTheresa May The rules that the United States introduce will be obviously be rules for the United States, but I’m very clear about the opportunities I expect everyone in the UK to have. I will be representing the interests of everyone in the UK on a whole range of things we will talk about.
Theresa MayTheresa May The concept of doing something with child benefit, of changing the rules around child benefit, is something that has been being discussed for some time.
Theresa MayTheresa May I’m sick and tired of government ministers in this Labour government who simply blame other people when things go wrong.
Theresa MayTheresa May 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.
Theresa MayTheresa May Uncontrolled, mass immigration displaces British workers, forces people onto benefits, and suppresses wages for the low-paid.
Theresa MayTheresa May I think major reorganisation is not something the government’s about to do.
Theresa MayTheresa May The public want honesty from their politicians. Not showy gimmicks.
Theresa MayTheresa May For voters what matters is what government actually delivers for them.
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