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The U.K. needs a system for family migration underpinned by three simple principles. One: that those who come here should do so on the basis of a genuine relationship. Two: that migrants should be able to pay their way. And three: that they are able to integrate into British society. (Theresa May)
I'm not willing to risk more terrorist plots succeeding and more paedophiles going free. View quote
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No, I can tell you one of the first things that happens to a home secretary when they arrive in the job is that they are given a briefing about the security matters that they will be dealing with and I deal with security matters on a daily basis. View quote
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It is quite widely known that I like shoes. This is not something that defines me as either a woman or a politician, but it has come to define me in the eyes of the newspapers. I wore a pair of leopard-print kitten heels to a Conservative Party Conference a few years ago and the papers have continued to focus on my feet ever since. View quote
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On gay adoption I have changed my mind. View quote
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Flexible working is not just for women with children. It is necessary at the other end of the scale. If people can move into part-time work, instead of retirement, then that will be a huge help. If people can fit their work around caring responsibilities for the elderly, the disabled, then again that's very positive. View quote
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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. View quote
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I am willing to consider powers which would ban known hooligans from rallies and marches and I will look into the powers the police already have to force the removal of face coverings and balaclavas. View quote
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For voters what matters is what government actually delivers for them. View quote
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You can't solve a problem as complex as inequality in one legal clause. View quote
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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! (Theresa May)
If you are from an ordinary working class family, life is just much harder than many people in politics realise. View quote
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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. View quote
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I will not allow a Delia Smith cookbook in my house! It's all so precise with Delia, and it makes cooking seem so inaccessible. View quote
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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. View quote
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Countries across the world are taking action now to help them track paedophiles and terrorists who abuse new technology to plot their horrific crimes. View quote
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Local people do want to see more police on the streets. View quote
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I was a teenage godmother. View quote
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What we're also doing is helping police forces in terms of issues like procurement and IT, so that savings can be made in those areas which I think is the sort of thing that everybody is going to want us to be doing. View quote
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Uncontrolled, mass immigration displaces British workers, forces people onto benefits, and suppresses wages for the low-paid. View quote
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When you first come into Parliament, it's a daunting place because you feel you've so much to learn. Once you've been re-elected, you feel much more confident. It just gives you a bit of a boost. (Theresa May)
Like Indiana Jones, I don't like snakes - though that might lead some to ask why I'm in politics. View quote
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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. View quote
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I'm not someone who feels anger on particular issues. View quote
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I am a vicar's daughter and still a practising member of the Church of England. View quote
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