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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More Theresa May Quotes
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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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On gay adoption I have changed my mind.
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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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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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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 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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Nobody can guarantee the real terms per pupil funding increase. In the Labour party’s manifesto we know the figures don’t add up.
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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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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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The last time Boris Johnson did a deal with the Germans he came back with three nearly new water cannon.
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I’m not sure I should reveal the sources of my clothes.
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There is nothing inevitable about crime and there is nothing inevitable about anti-social behaviour.
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I’m a first-past-the-post person, and always have been.
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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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Under my leadership the Conservative Party will come back together in the interests of the whole country.
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I want a counter-terrorism regime that is proportionate, focused and transparent.
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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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Not partial membership of the European Union or anything that leaves us half in, half out. No, the United Kingdom is leaving the European Union.
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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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I’m not someone who feels anger on particular issues.
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The public want honesty from their politicians. Not showy gimmicks.
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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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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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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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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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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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