Theresa May quotes

Anti-social behaviour still blights lives, wrecks communities and provides a pathway to criminality. (Theresa May)
In tough times, everyone has to take their share of the pain. View quote
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I'm not sure I should reveal the sources of my clothes. View quote
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People have to make journeys, what we want is people to have alternatives in public transport so that they can make a choice about the sort of way in which they're going to travel. View quote
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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. View quote
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This is the first time that Maidenhead has had its own Member of Parliament. In view of the potential origin of the town's name in the symbol of the maiden's head, it is perhaps appropriate that it should now be represented by a maiden-although I must confess to using the term somewhat loosely. View quote
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They [the Labour government at the time] planned to let bureaucrats snoop on peoples' phone and email conversations. We helped to stop that. View quote
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More people vote for a TV show than a political party. And those who do vote think a man dressed as a monkey is more likely to deliver on his election pledges than any party. View quote
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Some Tories have tried to make political capital by demonising minorities instead of showing confidence in all the citizens of our country. View quote
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It will not be possible to do what is right for Britain, to get the best deal we can for our country, unless we are united as a Party and as a Government. That is why I believe so strongly that there needs to be a proper contest with a leader elected by the whole Party with a proper mandate – and no coronation brought about by back-room deals. View quote
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The country needs strong leadership and a clear sense of direction, to give confidence to investors, to keep the economy moving, and to keep people in work. (Theresa May)
I will... create a new government department responsible for conducting Britain's negotiation with the EU and for supporting the rest of Whitehall in its European work. That department will be led by a senior Secretary of State – and I will make sure that the position is taken by a Member of Parliament who campaigned for Britain to leave the EU. View quote
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George Bush and Tony Blair deserve the gratitude of everyone for standing up to the forces of evil. And they deserve our thanks as well for the action they are taking to disarm Saddam Hussein. View quote
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It is not clear why other EU member states would give Britain a better deal than they themselves enjoy. View quote
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Some need to be told that what the Government does isn't a game, it's a serious business that has real consequences for people's lives. View quote
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We, the Conservatives, will put ourselves at the service of ordinary, working people and we will strive to make Britain a country that works for everyone – regardless of who they are and regardless of where they're from. View quote
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In a stand-off between Britain and the EU, 44% of our exports is more important to us than 8% of the EU's exports is to them. View quote
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On the morning when I moved into my new office, when the telephone rang for the first time I eagerly picked up the receiver to find out who the caller could be, only to discover that the person on the other end of the line wanted to speak to Edwina Currie. View quote
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In recent years a number of politicians have behaved disgracefully and then compounded their offences by trying to evade responsibility. We all know who they are. Let's face it, some of them have stood on this platform. View quote
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Terrorism breeds terrorism. View quote
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Politics is about public service. Everything we do - in parliament, in our constituencies, here in Bournemouth - should be motivated by one goal. Improving the lives of our fellow citizens. (Theresa May)
Politicians are seen as untrustworthy and hypocritical. We talk a different language. We live in a different world. We seem to be scoring points, playing games and seeking personal advantage - while home-owners struggle to make ends meet and schoolchildren see years of hard work undermined by the stroke of a bureaucrat's pen. View quote
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He wanted to tear up our guarantee to the people of Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland is part of the UK. View quote
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Our laws will be made not in Brussels but in Westminster. The authority of EU law in Britain will end. View quote
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I will shortly leave the job that it has been the honour of my life to hold. The second female prime minister, but certainly not the last. I do so with no ill will, but with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country I love. View quote
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