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British politician and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Born on October 1, 1956, Theresa May served as the leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2020. She led the negotiations for the UK's exit from the European Union following the 2016 referendum and resigned in 2019.

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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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“I think major reorganisation is not something the government's about to do.”

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“I had a cup of tea with Michael Howard after my appointment shortly after I became Home Secretary, and without telling tales out of school, shortly after I became Home Secretary, and he said that when people used to ask him whether he enjoyed it he'd reply that "enjoy" wasn't quite the right description.”

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“Obviously, given the objective that we have, what I would hope is that people would be able to see that actually we had reduced the numbers of people, the net number of people, coming into the country. People would, presumably, see that, but it's difficult to say how.”

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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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“I'm a first-past-the-post person, and always have been.”

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“The Conservative Party's always stood in every seat and I think it's important to us and I’m personally very pleased that we plan to continue to run candidates in Northern Ireland as well.”

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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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“I think that probably in some areas the Labour message about some of the things that they said we were going to do - and which we weren't going to do - cut through.”

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“I disagree with the analysis that you've put about what happened in relation to the student demonstrations and protests and the incident with the Prince of Wales' car. We're very clear that we have to separate out the political responsibility from operational responsibility of the police.”

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“I have not watched WAGs World, I have not watched the BBC's Upstairs, Downstairs, either. It would be Downton Abbey, I think.”

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“My night out would be with my husband, wherever he chose to take me.”

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“I support selecting as many candidates as early as possible for lots of reasons. First of all I think it is important that every voter - regardless of where they live in the country - should have the opportunity to vote Conservative should they wish.”

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“It [selecting as many candidates as possible] is also advantageous for the [Conservative] Party because it helps us to build a base in those areas where we have not in, recent times, been as active as we'd have liked. It means that opposing parties don't get a free run but are challenged to prove themselves to voters.”

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“In seats where perhaps we don't expect to win at the next general election, the new infrastructure gives us a chance to win local council seats and to build a campaigning base which could help us to win in the future.”

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“Politics is changing and as the demographics of different constituencies change so we need to be awake to the possibility of making gains where we have not traditionally done so.”

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“The internet is changing all forms of communication, and this definitely includes political communication.”

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“The internet makes it much easier for politicians to communicate directly with voters - think of the interest when David [Cameron] launched WebCameron, or Tony Blair's rather embarrassing attempt to catch up on YouTube.”

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“The internet makes information easier to come by, but harder to control - think of the success of blogs like ConservativeHome and Guido Fawkes. I definitely think Parliament's website can be improved - perhaps it could have better access to video feed, include interactive features or have discussion forums.”

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“These modern means of communication are one reason why I recently opposed the Government's decision to grant MPs a new communications allowance. With new technology giving us the opportunity to communicate directly with voters very cheaply, why did Labour MPs vote for a £10,000 allowance to tell voters what a good job they do?”

“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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“The last time Boris Johnson did a deal with the Germans he came back with three nearly new water cannon.”

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“As we conduct our negotiations it must be a priority to allow British companies to trade with the single market in goods and services but also, to regain more control of the numbers of people who are coming here from Europe.”

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“Any attempt to wriggle, especially from leadership candidates who campaigned to leave the EU by focusing on immigration, will be unacceptable to the public.”

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“I know I'm not a showy politician... I don't go drinking in parliament's bars. I don't wear my heart on my sleeve, I just get on with the job in front of me and you can judge me by my record.”

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“Whether an MP is a woman or a man, it's about the qualities of the individual in doing that job.”

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“The public want honesty from their politicians. Not showy gimmicks.”

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“If you are from an ordinary working class family, life is just much harder than many people in politics realise.”

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“If ever there was a time for a PM ready and able to do the job from day one, this is it.”

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“You have a job but you don't always have job security, you have your own home but you worry about mortgage rates going up, you can just about manage but you worry about the cost of living and the quality of the local school because there is no other choice for you.rankly, not everybody in Westminster understands what it's like to live like this and some need to be told that it isn't a game.”

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“Brexit means Brexit.The public made their verdict.”

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“Under my leadership the Conservative Party will come back together in the interests of the whole country.”

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“We should no longer seek to have Budget surplus by end of Parliament. We should avoid tax rises.”

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“I am very grateful to my colleagues for their support. There is a big job before us: to unite our party and the country, to negotiate the best possible deal as we leave the EU, and to make Britain work for everyone.”

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“I am the only candidate capable of delivering these three things as prime minister, and tonight it is clear that I am also the only one capable of drawing support from the whole of the Conservative party.”

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“It is clearly important for all leadership candidates to be open and transparent about their tax affairs. I was very happy to publish mine today, and hope others will follow suit.”

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“I look forward to continuing the debate about Britain's future - in Parliament and across the country.”

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“I am delighted to have won so much support from my colleagues. The Conservative Party can come together - and under my leadership it will.”

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“The idea that Parliament somehow wasn't going to be able to discuss, debate, question issues around (Brexit) was frankly completely wrong.”

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“The Government has already U-turned today and I think the pressure is clearly growing for proper accountability over what this Government's negotiating position is on Brexit.”

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“Labour completely accepts and recognises the vote to leave the EU. The question is what is the agenda for that process and that needs to be held to account in Parliament now and that means it needs to be open to a vote.”

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“Britain and the United States have an enduring and special relationship based on the values of freedom, democracy and enterprise.”

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“Britain and the United States are, and will remain, strong and close partners on trade, security and defence.”

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“Donald Trump does not understand the UK and what happens in the UK.”

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“Not partial membership of the European Union or anything that leaves us half in, half out. No, the United Kingdom is leaving the European Union.”

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“Britain is an open and tolerant country.”

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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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“It remains overwhelmingly and compellingly in Britain's national interest that the EU should succeed.”

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“I know there are some voices calling for a punitive deal that punishes Britain. That would be an act of calamitous self-harm for the countries of Europe, and it would not be the act of a friend.”

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“The days of Britain and America intervening in sovereign countries in an attempt to remake the world in our own image are over.”

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Born: October 1, 1956
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