Theresa May
Theresa May
Theresa Mary Mayis the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party. She has also been the Member of Parliamentfor Maidenhead since 1997. May identifies as a one-nation conservative and is characterised as a liberal conservative...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth1 October 1956
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Targets don't fight crime.
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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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Dealing with a simple burglary can require 1000 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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We're not just concerned about the consequences of underage drinking but also with preventing the illegal sale of alcohol to children. We liaise very closely with licensees all year round to make sure that they understand the law, and the consequences of breaking it.
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Today I can announce a raft of reforms that we estimate could save over 2.5 million police hours every year. That's the equivalent of more than 1,200 police officer posts. These reforms are a watershed moment in policing. They show that we really mean business in busting bureaucracy.
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There's much more we can be doing in Parliament, we could be giving more power back to people at local government level, through local referendums.
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The universities have got a job here as well in making sure that people actually understand that we're open for university students coming into the U.K. There's a job here not just for the government, I think there's a job for the universities as well to make sure that people know that we are open.