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" Just as the police review their operational tactics, so we in the Home Office will review the powers available to the police. "
Theresa May
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" We can bring immigration down to sustainable levels. "
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" 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? "
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