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Like Indiana Jones, I don’t like snakes – though that might lead some to ask why I’m in politics.

Theresa May

The public want honesty from their politicians. Not showy gimmicks.
THERESA MAY

Actor Honesty Politician Public
A lot of men in politics suddenly woke up to the issue of women in politics when they realised: hey, there are votes in this!
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Issues Man Politics Realize Vote Wake Up
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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Control Deal Freedom Future Issues Migration Movement Union
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
The concept of doing something with child benefit, of changing the rules around child benefit, is something that has been being discussed for some time.
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Benefit Children Concept Discussion Time
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
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
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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Candidate Capable Conservatism Drawing Minister Myself Party
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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Country Myself Pitch Simplicity Thinking
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.
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Drinking Job Judgement Parliament Politics Record
Tying money up for 40 years doesn’t sound appealing when you are young.
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Appeal Money Sound Young Yourself
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
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
It remains overwhelmingly and compellingly in Britain’s national interest that the EU should succeed.
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Interest Remain Success
I was a teenage godmother.
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Mother Myself Teen
I’m a first-past-the-post person, and always have been.
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Myself Past Person Post

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