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" The key for members of the public is that they want criminals to be punished. They want them taken off the streets. They also want criminals who come out of prison to go straight. "
Theresa May
Key
Prison
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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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" 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. "
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" It is not possible to debate the balance between privacy and security, including the rights and wrongs of intrusive powers, without also understanding the threats. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" Within the E.U., in a wider context, people are increasingly recognising the need to prevent the abuse of free movement. "
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" I'm very pleased to be recognising International Women's Day, a day that celebrates the achievements of women across the world. "
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" Retailers have an important part to play in preventing knife crime - enforcing age restrictions and displaying knives safely is crucial. "
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Part
" Uncontrolled, mass immigration displaces British workers, forces people onto benefits, and suppresses wages for the low-paid. "
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" National security is the first duty of government but we are also committed to reversing the substantial erosion of civil liberties. "
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" I am a vicar's daughter and still a practising member of the Church of England. "
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Still
Church
" I have grown used to the focus on my clothes and my shoes. "
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Clothes
Focus
" We have to ask ourselves, is it really right that the E.U. should just continue to expand, conferring upon all new member states all the rights of membership? "
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" I grew up the daughter of a local vicar and the granddaughter of a regimental sergeant major. "
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" I'm not willing to risk more terrorist plots succeeding and more paedophiles going free. "
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Free
Going
" The Government cannot just be consumed by Brexit. There is so much more to do. "
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" Targets don't fight crime. "
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Fight
Crime
" I'm not someone who feels anger on particular issues. "
Theresa May
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Someone
" 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. "
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" We campaigned on the fact that we were going to have to take difficult decisions because of the state of the public finances. When we got into government we discovered that actually the public finances were in an even worse state than we thought. "
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" The Snowden leaks did cause damage. "
Theresa May
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Snowden
Leaks
" 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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" Communities need to feel that they can accommodate people. Rather than feeling that it's not possible to integrate and that the stress and strain on housing and public services is too great. "
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" What is absolutely clear is that we have, with the U.S., an extradition treaty which is important, I believe it is an important treaty, for both sides, the United States and the United Kingdom. It is a treaty that I believe is balanced and we work on that basis. "
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" Sometimes, things you wish had happened don't, or there are things you wish you'd been able to do but can't. "
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" Police reform is working, and crime is falling. "
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" Like Indiana Jones, I don't like snakes - though that might lead some to ask why I'm 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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Within
Police
" 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. "
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