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
fighting target crime
Targets don't fight crime.
community behaviour wrecks
Anti-social behaviour still blights lives, wrecks communities and provides a pathway to criminality.
children benefits concepts
The concept of doing something with child benefit, of changing the rules around child benefit, is something that has been being discussed for some time.
giving people police
We are mandating forces to hold regular neighbourhood beat meetings. These meetings will give local people the chance to scrutinise the work of their local police
jobs home matter
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.
want terrorism regimes
I want a counter-terrorism regime that is proportionate, focused and transparent.
jobs thinking important
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.
jobs pms able
If ever there was a time for a PM ready and able to do the job from day one, this is it.
europe numbers people
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.
simple justice steps
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
numbers what-matters people
Well can I just make a point about the numbers because people talk a lot about police numbers as if police numbers are the holy grail. But actually what matters is what those police are doing. It's about how those police are deployed
alcohol breaking closely concerned consequences drinking illegal preventing round sale sure understand year
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.
acceptable becoming drinking health nation
Under-age drinking is becoming acceptable - and the implications for the health of the nation are dire.
becoming drinking health
Under-age drinking is becoming acceptable. Implications for health are dire.