As I’ve said previously as home secretary, dealing with immigration isn’t just a single issue and a single measure and a single step that you take. You’ve got to keep working at that over time.
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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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 will be ruthless in cutting out waste, streamlining structures and improving efficiency.
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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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We’re continuing to work to bring immigration down to the tens of thousands.
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Like Indiana Jones, I don’t like snakes – though that might lead some to ask why I’m in politics.
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Targets don’t fight crime.
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It remains overwhelmingly and compellingly in Britain’s national interest that the EU should succeed.
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I will not allow a Delia Smith cookbook in my house! It’s all so precise with Delia, and it makes cooking seem so inaccessible.
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You can’t solve a problem as complex as inequality in one legal clause.
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I am a vicar’s daughter and still a practising member of the Church of England.
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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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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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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.
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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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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.
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