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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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Theresa Mary Brasier
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We all know the stories about the Human Rights Act... about the illegal immigrant who cannot be deported because, and I am not making this up, he had a pet cat.
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My pitch is very simple. I'm Theresa May and I think I'm the best person to be prime minister of this country.
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Nobody can guarantee the real terms per pupil funding increase. In the Labour party's manifesto we know the figures don't add up.
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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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No, I can tell you one of the first things that happens to a home secretary when they arrive in the job is that they are given a briefing about the security matters that they will be dealing with and I deal with security matters on a daily basis.
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I am a vicar's daughter and still a practising member of the Church of England.
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People will be able to raise their concerns: what are local officers doing about the drug dealing in the local park? What's happening about the pub where all the trouble is? And the police will have to respond.
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We're committed to NATO. From the conversations I've already had with President [Donald] Trump over the phone, he has shown to me his commitment to NATO as well.
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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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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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Brexit must mean control of the number of people who come to Britain from Europe, and that is what I will deliver.
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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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On gay adoption I have changed my mind.
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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.
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[Is the Conservative Party still the Nasty Party?] I said it was perceived as the Nasty Party. And is it? I don't think that it's a phrase that people today would apply to the Party. I think that the perception of the Party has changed.
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As I reflect on the results of election I will reflect on what we need to do in the future to take the party forward.
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As I've said previously as home secretary, dealing with immigration isn't just a single issue and a single measure and a single step that you take. You've got to keep working at that over time.
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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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I'm sick and tired of government ministers in this Labour government who simply blame other people when things go wrong.
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