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" Our manifesto to the British people promised to finish the job of police reform. And that is exactly what I intend to do. "
Theresa May
Finish
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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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" And it is crucial of course that chief constables are able to make decisions within their budgets about how they deploy their police officers to the greatest effect to ensure that they're able to do the job that the public want them to do. "
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" Now there is a growing feeling, it's something that David Cameron led on actually, he said this some time ago, that MPs should not be voting on their own pay. "
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" Many British people of different faiths follow religious codes and practices and benefit a great deal from the guidance they offer. "
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" Unfortunately, some judges evidently do not regard a debate in Parliament on new immigration rules, followed by the unanimous adoption of those rules, as evidence that Parliament actually wants to see those new rules implemented. "
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" We can bring immigration down to sustainable levels. "
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" The U.K. needs a system for family migration underpinned by three simple principles. One: that those who come here should do so on the basis of a genuine relationship. Two: that migrants should be able to pay their way. And three: that they are able to integrate into British society. "
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" The U.K. courts were very clear that Abu Qatada posed a threat to our national security - that's why we were pleased as a government to be able to remove him from the United Kingdom. "
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" It is quite widely known that I like shoes. This is not something that defines me as either a woman or a politician, but it has come to define me in the eyes of the newspapers. I wore a pair of leopard-print kitten heels to a Conservative Party Conference a few years ago and the papers have continued to focus on my feet ever since. "
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" The aim is to create here in Britain a really hostile environment for illegal migration. "
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" It is very important that people see there is a bright future, and we can re-engage that entrepreneurial spirit of the trading nation for which the U.K. has always been known - that dynamic, creative spirit. "
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" We are seeing, we have seen in the last figures a significant drop in the number of net migrants coming into the United Kingdom. So we are cutting out abuse, we've restricted the number of economic - non-EU economic migrants. We're cutting out abuse across the student visa system, particularly, and we're having an impact. "
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" Police reform is working, and crime is falling. "
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" If the police need more help to do their work, I will not hesitate in granting it to them. "
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" Shortly after the appointment of Britain's first-ever female police constable with officials powers of arrest, the Home Office declared that women could not be sworn in as police officers because they were not deemed 'proper persons'. It makes you wonder what those Home Office officials would say now to having a female Home Secretary. "
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" Let's start getting some free trade agreements started as soon as we can. We need to get on with it; we need to get a grip and make progress. "
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" The Government cannot just be consumed by Brexit. There is so much more to do. "
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" There must be no attempts to remain inside the E.U., no attempts to rejoin it through the back door, and no second referendum. "
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" I don't tour the TV studios. I don't gossip over lunch. I don't drink in Parliament's bars. I don't wear my heart on my sleeve. I just get on with the job in front of me. "
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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 time and you see there is something there that you don't have. "
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" I'm very fortunate. My husband is hugely supportive, and he is very happy getting on with his career. "
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" 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. "
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" Well can I just make a point about the numbers because people talk a lot about police numbers as if police numbers are the holy grail. But actually what matters is what those police are doing. It's about how those police are deployed. "
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" You don't think about it at the time, but there are certain responsibilities that come with being the vicar's daughter. You're supposed to behave in a particular way. I shouldn't say it, but I probably was Goody Two Shoes. "
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