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 MAYI 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.
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Well can I just make a point about the numbers because people talk a lot about police numbers as if police numbers are the holy grail. But actually what matters is what those police are doing. It’s about how those police are deployed.
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Britain is an open and tolerant country.
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What happened in the United States election is not a matter for the United Kingdom, it is a matter for the United States and the United States authorities.
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People will be able to raise their concerns: what are local officers doing about the drug dealing in the local park? What’s happening about the pub where all the trouble is? And the police will have to respond.
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I’m not sure I should reveal the sources of my clothes.
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I believe a strong NATO has been the bulwark of our defence in Europe. Obviously that’s important in the UK national interest and I believe it’s important in the US national interest.
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I will be ruthless in cutting out waste, streamlining structures and improving efficiency.
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The idea that Parliament somehow wasn’t going to be able to discuss, debate, question issues around (Brexit) was frankly completely wrong.
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National security is the first duty of government but we are also committed to reversing the substantial erosion of civil liberties.
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Countries across the world are taking action now to help them track paedophiles and terrorists who abuse new technology to plot their horrific crimes.
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Uncontrolled, mass immigration displaces British workers, forces people onto benefits, and suppresses wages for the low-paid.
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Nobody can guarantee the real terms per pupil funding increase. In the Labour party’s manifesto we know the figures don’t add up.
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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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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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Just as the police review their operational tactics, so we in the Home Office will review the powers available to the police.
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