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" I was in the Commons recently and saw a young lady wearing a nice pair of shoes. I said I liked them and she said my shoes were the reason she became involved in politics. "

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" I think it's important to do a good job and not to feel that you've got to make grand gestures, but just to get on and deliver. "

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

" People feel that they're being required to meet all sorts of regulations and rules and requirements in their areas of work and MPs are not imposing those sort of restrictions on themselves. "

" You only have to look at London, where almost half of all primary school children speak English as a second language, to see the challenges we now face as a country. This isn't fair to anyone: how can people build relationships with their neighbours if they can't even speak the same language? "

" If you are from an ordinary working class family, life is just much harder than many people in politics realise. "

" One girl subjected to FGM or forces to marry is one girl too many. "

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

" Dealing with a simple burglary can require 1,000 process steps and 70 forms to be completed as a case goes through the Criminal Justice System. That can't be right. "

" If the police need more help to do their work, I will not hesitate in granting it to them. "

" In our fields, on our fishing vessels, in our factories and our homes, there are people deprived of their freedom and trapped in a life of unimaginable suffering. "

" I'm not sure I should reveal the sources of my clothes. "

" The concept of doing something with child benefit, of changing the rules around child benefit, is something that has been being discussed for some time. "

" When you first come into Parliament, it's a daunting place because you feel you've so much to learn. Once you've been re-elected, you feel much more confident. It just gives you a bit of a boost. "

" Nobody wins when the police are sent to look after people suffering from mental health problems; vulnerable people don't get the care they need and deserve, and the police can't get on with the job they are trained to do. "

" I think for voters what matters is the values that drive the government. "

" We need to change attitudes. We can only change attitudes by working together. Government will do its bit, but I want you all to do your bit, too. So speak out, stand up against violence against women and girls, and that's the way we can eradicate it. "

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

" There is only one rule of law in our country, which provides rights and security for every citizen. "

" I want a counter-terrorism regime that is proportionate, focused and transparent. "

" If we are going to realise our ambition of ending the harmful practices of FGM and forced marriage, the role of young people in pushing for change is crucial. We also need to ensure that everyone, from government to civil society, is playing their part. "

" My pitch is very simple. My name is Theresa May, and I think I'm the best person to be Prime Minister of this country. "

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

" I believe it's important that we ensure that the police have a modern and flexible workforce. I think that's what is necessary, so that they can provide the public with the service that they want. "

" Today, there's an expectation that you get to know public people. In the past, it was much more what you did and how you presented yourself. "

" The Snowden leaks did cause damage. "

" 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. "

" I am willing to consider powers which would ban known hooligans from rallies and marches and I will look into the powers the police already have to force the removal of face coverings and balaclavas. "

" Police reform is working, and crime is falling. "

" I completely understand why people are concerned about immigration. There's no silver bullet, no one thing you can do to suddenly deal with all the problems and concerns with immigration, and that includes leaving the E.U. "

" I get cross about 13 years of Labour government that brought the country to the state it did. "