Under my leadership the Conservative Party will come back together in the interests of the whole country.
THERESA MAYI’d personally like to see the Human Rights Act go because I think we have had some problems with it.
More Theresa May Quotes
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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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One of the issues that has been an issue in how we deal with net migration up until now is that we haven’t been able to have any control over freedom of movement from the European Union. We will have that control in the future once we leave the EU.
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I am a vicar’s daughter and still a practising member of the Church of England.
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I think major reorganisation is not something the government’s about to do.
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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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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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A lot of men in politics suddenly woke up to the issue of women in politics when they realised: hey, there are votes in this!
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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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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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You can’t solve a problem as complex as inequality in one legal clause.
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I want to see an open and tolerant society here in the United Kingdom, I want to see a country that works for everyone whatever their background.
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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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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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What 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.
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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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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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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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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’m not someone who feels anger on particular issues.
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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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In tough times, everyone has to take their share of the pain.
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Donald Trump does not understand the UK and what happens in the UK.
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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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The idea that Parliament somehow wasn’t going to be able to discuss, debate, question issues around (Brexit) was frankly completely wrong.
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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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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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