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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

I’d personally like to see the Human Rights Act go because I think we have had some problems with it.
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Act Human Myself Problem Right
It remains overwhelmingly and compellingly in Britain’s national interest that the EU should succeed.
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Interest Remain Success
The internet is changing all forms of communication, and this definitely includes political communication.
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Communication Form Internet Politics
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
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
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
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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Awake Change Different Politics Possibility Traditional
I take a very simple view that a violent extremist at some point previously been an extremist, and by definition is an extremist, so you do need to look at that non-violent extremism.
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Point Previous Simplicity View Violence
Britain is an open and tolerant country.
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Country Open Tolerance
In tough times, everyone has to take their share of the pain.
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Hard Time Pain Share Tough
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
I will be ruthless in cutting out waste, streamlining structures and improving efficiency.
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Efficient Improvement Structure Waste
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
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 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
I’m not someone who feels anger on particular issues.
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Angry Feeling Issues Myself
We’re continuing to work to bring immigration down to the tens of thousands.
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Bringing Immigration Work
The public want honesty from their politicians. Not showy gimmicks.
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Actor Honesty Politician Public
On gay adoption I have changed my mind.
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Adoption Change Mindset
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
I’m not willing to risk more terrorist plots succeeding and more paedophiles going free.
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Freedom Risk Willing
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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Control Deliver Myself People
I was a teenage godmother.
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Mother Myself Teen
Tying money up for 40 years doesn’t sound appealing when you are young.
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Appeal Money Sound Young Yourself
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
We should no longer seek to have Budget surplus by end of Parliament. We should avoid tax rises.
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Avoid Budget Parliament Rise Tax
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

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