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Theresa May
97 quotes
“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.”
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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.”
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“I hope that we all agree that the aim is to provide the right education for every child. For some children, that will be an education that is firmly based in learning practical and vocational skills. For others, it will be an education based on academic excellence.”
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Recorded in: Maiden speech to Parliament (2 June 1997).
“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.”
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“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.”
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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.”
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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.”
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“One of the things that people hate most about modern politics is the almost mindless partisanship that passes for debate. Ya-boo, Punch and Judy, call it what you will, the public is sick of it.”
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“They [the then Labour government] planned to let bureaucrats snoop on peoples' phone and email conversations. We helped to stop that.”
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“The Labour party is intent on turning law-abiding and decent citizens into criminals by banning hunting - and we marched to stop that.”
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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.”
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“How can students and parents plan for the future when they can't rely on the country's examination system to deliver fair results? We reject Labour's "government knows best" approach, but we certainly don't subscribe to a philosophy that lets people sink or swim. We believe that an active government should focus on doing what it can to help people get on with their lives. This is the true measure of a compassionate government.”
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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.”
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“There's a lot we need to do in this party of ours. Our base is too narrow and so, occasionally, are our sympathies. You know what some people call us - the nasty party.”
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“I want us to be the party that represents the whole of Britain and not merely some mythical place called "Middle England", but the truth is that as our country has become more diverse, our party has remained the same. We should not underestimate the extent of this problem. Ask yourselves: how can we truly claim to be the party of Britain, when we don't truly represent Britain in our party?”
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Recorded in: Speech to the Conservative Party conference (7 October 2002).
“The Prevent strategy will be targeted against those forms of terrorism which pose the greatest risk to our national security, currently al-Qaeda and those they inspire. But Prevent must also recognise and tackle the insidious impact of non-violent extremism, which can create an atmosphere conducive to terrorism and can popularise views which terrorists exploit.”
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Recorded in: Updated anti-extremism strategy published BBC News (8 June 2011).
“[W]e know that for people in low-paid jobs, wages are forced down even further while some people are forced out of work altogether.”
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Recorded in: Theresa May to tell Tory conference that mass migration threatens UK cohesion The Guardian (6 October 2015).
“My judgment is that remaining a member of the European Union means we will be more secure from crime and terrorism.”
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Recorded in: EU migration: UK to face 'free-for-all', Michael Gove warns, BBC News (25 April 2016).
“Brexit means Brexit, and we're going to make a success of it.”
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Recorded in: Theresa May Says UK Will Make Success Of Brexit When She Is PM, Sky News - Youtube (11 July 2016).
“[I want to] build the education, skills, and social mobility to allow everyone to prosper from the opportunities of leaving the EU”
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Recorded in: Theresa May chairs first cabinet meeting as PM BBC News (19 July 2016).
“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.”
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“The reality is that we do not know on what terms we would have access to the single market. We do know that in a negotiation we would need to make concessions in order to access it, and those concessions could well be about accepting EU regulations, over which we would have no say, making financial contributions, just as we do now, accepting free movement rules, just as we do now, or quite possibly all three combined.”
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“It is not clear why other EU member states would give Britain a better deal than they themselves enjoy.”
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“I believe it is clearly in our national interest to remain a member of the European Union.”
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“We need a bold, new, positive vision for the future of our country – a vision of a country that works not for a privileged few but for every one of us.”
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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.”
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“Brexit means Brexit. The campaign was fought, the vote was held, turnout was high, and the public gave their verdict. There must be no attempts to remain inside the EU, no attempts to rejoin it through the back door, and no second referendum. The country voted to leave the European Union, and it is the duty of the Government and of Parliament to make sure we do just that.”
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“There should be no general election until 2020. There should be a normal Autumn Statement, held in the normal way at the normal time, and no emergency Budget.”
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“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.”
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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.”
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“The country has spoken, and the United Kingdom will leave the EU. The job now is about uniting the Party, uniting the country – securing the Union – and negotiating the best possible deal for Britain.”
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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.”
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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.”
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“You can judge me by my record.”
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“We have a mission to make Britain a country that works not for the privileged and not for the few but for every one of our citizens.”
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“I'm very clear also that the British people don't want the issue of Article 50 being triggered just being kicked into the long grass because they want to know we're getting on with the job of putting Brexit into place and making a success of it.”
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Recorded in: Brexit may bring difficult times, says Theresa May BBC News (4 September 2016).
“If you believe you are a citizen of the world, you’re a citizen of nowhere.”
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Recorded in: Speech at the Conservative Party Conference (October 2016).
“People talk about the sort of Brexit that there is going to be. Is it hard or soft? Is it grey or white? Actually we want a red, white and blue Brexit; that is the right Brexit for the UK, the right deal for the UK. I believe that a deal that is right for the UK will also be a deal that is right for the EU.”
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Recorded in: Brexit: EU negotiator says 'time's short' for reaching deal BBC News (6 December 2016).
“[I will] deliver on the vote of the British people.”
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Recorded in: Brexit: EU negotiator says 'time's short' for reaching deal BBC News (6 December 2016).
“But the message is clear to all - this House has spoken and now is not the time to obstruct the democratically expressed wishes of the British people. It is time to get on with leaving the European Union and building an independent, self-governing, global Britain.”
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Recorded in: Theresa May: Don't obstruct voters over Brexit BBC News (6 February 2017).
“[continued membership of the single market] would mean being bound by EU laws. That would mean in practice not leaving the EU.”
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Recorded in: Wales awaits as May prepares to trigger Article 50 BBC News (29 March 2017).
“I continue to practice in the same way that I always have done and I think it's important that one is able to do that. Faith guides me in everything I do.”
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Recorded in: Theresa May talks faith, the Church and the election, Christian News (1 June 2017).
“Being a member of the single market means accepting free movement, it means accepting the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice - that is exactly what people voted against when they voted for the UK to leave the European Union. What we need to do is ensure that we get the right trade deal so that farmers can continue to export their produce to the European Union but also so we can open up avenues to trade around the rest of the world for farmers as well.”
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Recorded in: Election 2017: May wants farm trade with EU to continue BBC News (6 June 2017).
“no deal is better than a bad deal”
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Recorded in: Boris Johnson: EU can 'go whistle' over Brexit divorce bill, BBC News (11 July 2017).
“I am proud to be a member of one of the most diverse parliaments in the world and of the long way we have come as a country on LGBT+ issues – from the Sexual Offences Act 50 years ago to the Same Sex Marriage Act, which I was proud to sponsor as home secretary. But there is still much more to do and I am committed to seeing that work through – for instance, eradicating homophobic and transphobic bullying in schools, and reforming the Gender Recognition Act – so that we can build a better future for everyone in our society.”
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Recorded in: quoted in "Theresa May plans to let people change gender without medical checks", The Guardian (18 Oct 2017)
“Let no-one doubt our determination or question our resolve, Brexit is happening. It will be there in black and white on the front page of this historic piece of legislation: the United Kingdom will be leaving the EU on March 29, 2019 at 11pm GMT.”
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Recorded in: Theresa May warns rebels as Brexit talks set to resume BBC News (10 November 2017).
“[In relation to the Conservatives' policy on social care costs] Nothing has changed.”
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Recorded in: During the 2017 general election campaign, BBC News
“Terrorism breeds terrorism.”
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“We cannot allow this ideology the safe space it needs to breed. Yet that is precisely what the internet, and the big companies that provide internet-based services provide. We need to work with allied democratic governments to reach international agreements that regulate cyberspace to prevent the spread of extremist and terrorism planning. And we need to do everything we can at home to reduce the risks of extremism online.”
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“Everybody needs to go about their lives as they normally would. Our society should continue to function in accordance with our values. But when it comes to taking on extremism and terrorism, things need to change.”
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