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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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Theresa May
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: October 1
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What happened in the United States election is not a matter for the United Kingdom, it is a matter for the United States and the United States authorities.
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I take a very simple view that a violent extremist at some point previously been an extremist, and by definition is an extremist, so you do need to look at that non-violent extremism.
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