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.
THERESA MAYAs 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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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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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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I think major reorganisation is not something the government’s about to do.
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I’m sick and tired of government ministers in this Labour government who simply blame other people when things go wrong.
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The internet makes it much easier for politicians to communicate directly with voters – think of the interest when David [Cameron] launched WebCameron, or Tony Blair’s rather embarrassing attempt to catch up on YouTube.
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Targets don’t fight crime.
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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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Like Indiana Jones, I don’t like snakes – though that might lead some to ask why I’m in politics.
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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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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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As I reflect on the results of election I will reflect on what we need to do in the future to take the party forward.
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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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Britain is an open and tolerant country.
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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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I want a counter-terrorism regime that is proportionate, focused and transparent.
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