Quotes By Theresa May

It is quite widely known that I like shoes. This is not something that defines me as either a woman or a politician, but it has come to define me in the eyes of the newspapers. I wore a pair of leopard-print kitten heels to a Conservative Party Conference a few years ago and the papers have continued to focus on my feet ever since.

Sham marriages have been widespread; people have been allowed to settle in Britain without being able to speak English; and there have not been rules in place to stop migrants becoming a burden on the taxpayer. We are changing all of that.

A lot of men in politics suddenly woke up to the issue of women in politics when they realised: hey, there are votes in this!

I was in the Commons recently and saw a young lady wearing a nice pair of shoes. I said I liked them and she said my shoes were the reason she became involved in politics.

If the police need more help to do their work, I will not hesitate in granting it to them.

I will be ruthless in cutting out waste, streamlining structures and improving efficiency.

I am a vicar's daughter and still a practising member of the Church of England.

For voters what matters is what government actually delivers for them.

Dealing with a simple burglary can require 1,000 process steps and 70 forms to be completed as a case goes through the Criminal Justice System. That can't be right.

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.

Targets don't fight crime.

Anti-social behaviour still blights lives, wrecks communities and provides a pathway to criminality.