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Theresa May

My pitch is very simple. I’m Theresa May and I think I’m the best person to be prime minister of this country.
THERESA MAY

Country Myself Pitch Simplicity Thinking
Dealing with a simple burglary can require 1000 process steps and 70 forms to be completed as a case goes through the Criminal Justice System. That can’t be right.
THERESA MAY

Case Crime Justice Simplicity System
I will be ruthless in cutting out waste, streamlining structures and improving efficiency.
THERESA MAY

Efficient Improvement Structure Waste
The internet makes it much easier for politicians to communicate directly with voters – think of the interest when David [Cameron] launched WebCameron, or Tony Blair’s rather embarrassing attempt to catch up on YouTube.
THERESA MAY

Attempt Catch Communication Embarrassing Internet Politics
On gay adoption I have changed my mind.
THERESA MAY

Adoption Change Mindset
As I say the UK’s position on the issue of torture and the use of torture has not changed. Our policy is the same as it has been. We condemn torture.
THERESA MAY

Issues Ourselves Policy Position Torture
The internet is changing all forms of communication, and this definitely includes political communication.
THERESA MAY

Communication Form Internet Politics
I’m not willing to risk more terrorist plots succeeding and more paedophiles going free.
THERESA MAY

Freedom Risk Willing
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.
THERESA MAY

Act Human Immigrant Known Myself Right Story
Targets don’t fight crime.
THERESA MAY

Crime Fight Target
A lot of men in politics suddenly woke up to the issue of women in politics when they realised: hey, there are votes in this!
THERESA MAY

Issues Man Politics Realize Vote Wake Up
If ever there was a time for a PM ready and able to do the job from day one, this is it.
THERESA MAY

Job Oneself Time
I was a teenage godmother.
THERESA MAY

Mother Myself Teen
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 MAY

Deliver Gesture Important Myself Thinking
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 MAY

Drinking Job Judgement Parliament Politics Record
Not partial membership of the European Union or anything that leaves us half in, half out. No, the United Kingdom is leaving the European Union.
THERESA MAY

Leaving Members Partial

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