The days of Britain and America intervening in sovereign countries in an attempt to remake the world in our own image are over.
THERESA MAYSham 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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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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In seats where perhaps we don’t expect to win at the next general election, the new infrastructure gives us a chance to win local council seats and to build a campaigning base which could help us to win in the future.
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Just as the police review their operational tactics, so we in the Home Office will review the powers available to the police.
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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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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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Whether an MP is a woman or a man, it’s about the qualities of the individual in doing that job.
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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.
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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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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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The last time Boris Johnson did a deal with the Germans he came back with three nearly new water cannon.
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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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Donald Trump does not understand the UK and what happens in the UK.
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People will be able to raise their concerns: what are local officers doing about the drug dealing in the local park? What’s happening about the pub where all the trouble is? And the police will have to respond.
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We’re continuing to work to bring immigration down to the tens of thousands.
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