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 MAYOne 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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If you are from an ordinary working class family, life is just much harder than many people in politics realise.
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Brexit means Brexit.The public made their verdict.
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Brexit must mean control of the number of people who come to Britain from Europe, and that is what I will deliver.
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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.
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Politics is changing and as the demographics of different constituencies change so we need to be awake to the possibility of making gains where we have not traditionally done so.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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I think there is a break down of trust generally, between people and politicians. I think that’s come about for a whole variety of reasons.
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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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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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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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