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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 May

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
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.
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Act Human Immigrant Known Myself Right Story
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.
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Home Measurement Myself Secretary Time Work Yourself
Targets don’t fight crime.
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Crime Fight Target
Uncontrolled, mass immigration displaces British workers, forces people onto benefits, and suppresses wages for the low-paid.
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British Control Pay Wage Worker
Britain is an open and tolerant country.
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Country Open Tolerance
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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Country Crime Technology Terrorist
Brexit means Brexit.The public made their verdict.
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Announcement Public
You can’t solve a problem as complex as inequality in one legal clause.
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Legal Problem Solve Yourself
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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Believe Defense Important Interest National Strong
Britain and the United States have an enduring and special relationship based on the values of freedom, democracy and enterprise.
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Democracy Endurance Enterprise Freedom Relationship Value
What is absolutely clear is that we have, with the U.S., an extradition treaty which is important, I believe it is an important treaty, for both sides, the United States and the United Kingdom. It is a treaty that I believe is balanced and we work on that basis.
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Balance Believe Clear Important Myself Tradition Treat Work
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
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.
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Deliver Gesture Important Myself Thinking
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
If ever there was a time for a PM ready and able to do the job from day one, this is it.
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Job Oneself Time
In tough times, everyone has to take their share of the pain.
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Hard Time Pain Share Tough
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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Complete Ideas Issues Parliament Question Wrong
I will be ruthless in cutting out waste, streamlining structures and improving efficiency.
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Efficient Improvement Structure Waste
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.
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Case Crime Justice Simplicity System
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
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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Access Allow Cook Home Precise
I want to put the interests of ordinary working people right up there, center stage. Those people who – you know, they’re working all the hours. They’re doing their best for their families and sometimes they just feel the odds are stacked against them.
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Family Feeling Interest Myself Ordinary People Work
Like Indiana Jones, I don’t like snakes – though that might lead some to ask why I’m in politics.
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Myself Politics Question Snake
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
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
My night out would be with my husband, wherever he chose to take me.
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Choice Husband Myself Night

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.

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