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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 May

We’re getting rid of bureaucracy, so that we’re releasing time for police officers to be crime fighters and not form writers.
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Fight Form Government Politics Rid Writing
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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Build Chance Expectation Future Infrastructure Win Winning
You can’t solve a problem as complex as inequality in one legal clause.
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Legal Problem Solve Yourself
On gay adoption I have changed my mind.
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Adoption Change Mindset
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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Burden Change Marriage People Settle
I have not watched WAGs World, I have not watched the BBC’s Upstairs, Downstairs, either. It would be Downton Abbey, I think.
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Myself Thinking World
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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Attempt Catch Communication Embarrassing Internet Politics
I want a counter-terrorism regime that is proportionate, focused and transparent.
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Focus Myself System Terrorism Transparent
If you are from an ordinary working class family, life is just much harder than many people in politics realise.
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Class Family Ordinary People Politics Realize Working
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.
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Leaving Members Partial
Under my leadership the Conservative Party will come back together in the interests of the whole country.
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Conservatism Country Interest Leadership Togetherness
The last time Boris Johnson did a deal with the Germans he came back with three nearly new water cannon.
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Deal Time Water
The days of Britain and America intervening in sovereign countries in an attempt to remake the world in our own image are over.
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Country Day Image Interview World
It remains overwhelmingly and compellingly in Britain’s national interest that the EU should succeed.
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Interest Remain Success
Targets don’t fight crime.
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Crime Fight Target
I believe it’s important that we ensure that the police have a modern and flexible workforce. I think that’s what is necessary, so that they can provide the public with the service that they want.
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Believe Flexible Important Modern Public Workforce
I’m sick and tired of government ministers in this Labour government who simply blame other people when things go wrong.
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Blame Government Myself People Sick Simplicity Tired Wrong
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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Civil Government Liberty National Security
For voters what matters is what government actually delivers for them.
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Deliver Government Vote
People feel that they’re being required to meet all sorts of regulations and rules and requirements in their areas of work and MPs are not imposing those sort of restrictions on themselves.
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Feeling Impose People Requirement Restriction
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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Accountability Day Government Myself Position Thinking
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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Concern Deal Local Park People Raise Respond Trouble
The public want honesty from their politicians. Not showy gimmicks.
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Actor Honesty Politician Public
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.
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Act Call Friendship Known Myself Voice
I’m not someone who feels anger on particular issues.
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Angry Feeling Issues Myself
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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Involve Lady Politics Shoes Young
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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Issues Ourselves Policy Position Torture

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