Theresa May Quotes
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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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Is the Conservative Party still the Nasty Party? I said it was perceived as the Nasty Party. And is it? I don't think that it's a phrase that people today would apply to the Party. I think that the perception of the Party has changed.
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I disagree with the analysis that you've put about what happened in relation to the student demonstrations and protests and the incident with the Prince of Wales' car. We're very clear that we have to separate out the political responsibility from operational responsibility of the police.
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We should no longer seek to have Budget surplus by end of Parliament. We should avoid tax rises.
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Starting with the highest-risk countries, and focusing on the route to Britain that is widely abused, student visas, we will increase the number of interviews to considerably more than 100,000, starting next financial year. From there, we will extend the interviewing programme further across all routes to Britain, wherever the evidence takes us.
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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.
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Brexit must mean control of the number of people who come to Britain from Europe, and that is what I will deliver.
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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 believe a strong NATO has been the bulwark of our defence in Europe. Obviously that's important in the UK national interest and I believe it's important in the US national interest.
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The public want honesty from their politicians. Not showy gimmicks.
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You can't solve a problem as complex as inequality in one legal clause.
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I think that probably in some areas the Labour message about some of the things that they said we were going to do - and which we weren't going to do - cut through.
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I think that special relationship between the UK and the US has been an important part of security across the world particularly to the West.
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Donald Trump was elected president of the United States of America. The UK and the US have shared challenges, shared interests, that we can work together to deal with. We have a special relationship, it's longstanding, it's existed through many different prime ministers and presidents. I want to build on that relationship.
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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.
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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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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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Anti-social behaviour still blights lives, wrecks communities and provides a pathway to criminality.
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We're at the start of the process of talking about a trade deal. We're both very clear that we want a trade deal. It will be in the interests of the UK from my point of view, that's what I'm going to be taking in, into the trade discussions that take place in due course. Obviously Donald Trump will have the interests of the US. I believe we can come to an agreement that is in the interests of both.
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We're continuing to work to bring immigration down to the tens of thousands.
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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.
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I want a counter-terrorism regime that is proportionate, focused and transparent.