Theresa May

I was a teenage godmother.

— Theresa May

Britain is an open and tolerant country.

— Theresa May

Targets don't fight crime.

— Theresa May

On gay adoption I have changed my mind.

— Theresa May

Brexit means Brexit.The public made their verdict.

— Theresa May

For voters what matters is what government actually delivers for them.

— Theresa May

I will be ruthless in cutting out waste, streamlining structures and improving efficiency.

— Theresa May

It's always an interesting experience for a politician to be heard in silence, I have to say.

— Theresa May

I'm a first-past-the-post person, and always have been.

— Theresa May

Tying money up for 40 years doesn't sound appealing when you are young,

— Theresa May

Like Indiana Jones, I don't like snakes - though that might lead some to ask why I'm in politics.

— Theresa May

Anti-social behaviour still blights lives, wrecks communities and provides a pathway to criminality.

— Theresa May

The public want honesty from their politicians. Not showy gimmicks.

— Theresa May

It is clearly important for all leadership candidates to be open and transparent about their tax affairs. I was very happy to…

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It's only by investing properly in our defense that we can ensure we're properly equipped to face our shared challenges together.

— Theresa May

I think there is a break down of trust generally, between people and politicians. I think that's come about for a whole…

— Theresa May

I have not watched WAGs World, I have not watched the BBC's Upstairs, Downstairs, either. It would be Downton Abbey, I think.

— Theresa May

The last time Boris Johnson did a deal with the Germans he came back with three nearly new water cannon.

— Theresa May

Any attempt to wriggle, especially from leadership candidates who campaigned to leave the EU by focusing on immigration, will be unacceptable to…

— Theresa May

I think that special relationship between the UK and the US has been an important part of security across the world particularly…

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I think if you talk to anybody who would like to have had children... I mean, you look at families all the…

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I am very grateful to my colleagues for their support. There is a big job before us: to unite our party and…

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These modern means of communication are one reason why I recently opposed the Government's decision to grant MPs a new communications allowance.…

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People will be able to raise their concerns: what are local officers doing about the drug dealing in the local park? What's…

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I had a cup of tea with Michael Howard after my appointment shortly after I became Home Secretary, and without telling tales…

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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…

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So we mustn't lower our guard in any sense because of what has happened in terms of the death of Osama Bin…

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It [selecting as many candidates as possible] is also advantageous for the [Conservative] Party because it helps us to build a base…

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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…

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There's a whole range of areas that we'll be looking at, so I'm not at this very early stage going to specify…

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In tough times, everyone has to take their share of the pain.

— Theresa May

Look, we constantly live looking at the issue of the threat of terrorism.

— Theresa May

We should no longer seek to have Budget surplus by end of Parliament. We should avoid tax rises.

— Theresa May

There is nothing inevitable about crime and there is nothing inevitable about anti-social behaviour.

— Theresa May

I'd personally like to see the Human Rights Act go because I think we have had some problems with it.

— Theresa May

Donald Trump does not understand the UK and what happens in the UK.

— Theresa May

My night out would be with my husband, wherever he chose to take me.

— Theresa May

It remains overwhelmingly and compellingly in Britain's national interest that the EU should succeed.

— Theresa May

The relationship of the United States with Mexico is a matter for the United States and Mexico.

— Theresa May

I'm not willing to risk more terrorist plots succeeding and more paedophiles going free.

— Theresa May