Theresa May Quotes
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Britain is an open and tolerant country.
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We're continuing to work to bring immigration down to the tens of thousands.
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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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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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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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I take a very simple view that a violent extremist at some point previously been an extremist, and by definition is an extremist, so you do need to look at that non-violent extremism.
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I want a counter-terrorism regime that is proportionate, focused and transparent.
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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.
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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.
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Britain and the United States are, and will remain, strong and close partners on trade, security and defence.
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If ever there was a time for a PM ready and able to do the job from day one, this is it.
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I'm a first-past-the-post person, and always have been.
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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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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 going to be very clear in everything we do. I believe the special relationship is important to us, it's important more widely across Europe and the world. But I will also be very clear in the decisions I take and the conversations I have about UK interests. I'm not going to say anything different to Donald Trump to what I'm saying to you in terms of UK interests and where those lie.
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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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I want to put the interests of ordinary working people right up there, center stage. Those people who - you know, they're working all the hours. They're doing their best for their families and sometimes they just feel the odds are stacked against them.
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Like Indiana Jones, I don't like snakes - though that might lead some to ask why I'm in politics.
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The relationship of the United States with Mexico is a matter for the United States and Mexico.
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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 reflect on the results of election I will reflect on what we need to do in the future to take the party forward.
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We are mandating forces to hold regular neighbourhood beat meetings. These meetings will give local people the chance to scrutinise the work of their local police.
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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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The days of Britain and America intervening in sovereign countries in an attempt to remake the world in our own image are over.