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.
THERESA MAYPeople 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.
More Theresa May Quotes
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There is nothing inevitable about crime and there is nothing inevitable about anti-social behaviour.
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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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I was a teenage godmother.
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It’s only by investing properly in our defense that we can ensure we’re properly equipped to face our shared challenges together.
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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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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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Brexit means Brexit.The public made their verdict.
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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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If you are from an ordinary working class family, life is just much harder than many people in politics realise.
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We’re continuing to work to bring immigration down to the tens of thousands.
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The Government has already U-turned today and I think the pressure is clearly growing for proper accountability over what this Government’s negotiating position is on Brexit.
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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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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 someone who feels anger on particular issues.
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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’m a first-past-the-post person, and always have been.
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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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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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Britain is an open and tolerant country.
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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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For voters what matters is what government actually delivers for them.
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You can’t solve a problem as complex as inequality in one legal clause.
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The internet is changing all forms of communication, and this definitely includes political communication.
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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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