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.
THERESA MAYWhat happened in the United States election is not a matter for the United Kingdom, it is a matter for the United States and the United States authorities.
More Theresa May Quotes
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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.
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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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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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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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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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I’m not willing to risk more terrorist plots succeeding and more paedophiles going free.
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The rules that the United States introduce will be obviously be rules for the United States, but I’m very clear about the opportunities I expect everyone in the UK to have. I will be representing the interests of everyone in the UK on a whole range of things we will talk about.
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I’m not someone who feels anger on particular issues.
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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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There is nothing inevitable about crime and there is nothing inevitable about anti-social behaviour.
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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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Any attempt to wriggle, especially from leadership candidates who campaigned to leave the EU by focusing on immigration, will be unacceptable to the public.
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I want a counter-terrorism regime that is proportionate, focused and transparent.
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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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On gay adoption I have changed my mind.
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I believe in marriage. I believe marriage is a really important institution; it’s one of the most important institutions we have.
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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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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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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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I look forward to continuing the debate about Britain’s future – in Parliament and across the country.
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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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My night out would be with my husband, wherever he chose to take me.
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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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Britain and the United States have an enduring and special relationship based on the values of freedom, democracy and enterprise.
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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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Labour completely accepts and recognises the vote to leave the EU. The question is what is the agenda for that process and that needs to be held to account in Parliament now and that means it needs to be open to a vote.
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