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I'm not
sure I should reveal the sources of my clothes.
I was
looking at a photograph of the 1997 election campaign yesterday, and I thought:
'My God. Did I really have that hairstyle? And that Tory blue suit?'
In tough
times, everyone has to take their share of the pain.
I will be ruthless in cutting out waste, streamlining structures and improving efficiency.
I will be ruthless in cutting out waste, streamlining structures and improving efficiency.
I'd
personally like to see the Human Rights Act go because I think we have had some
problems with it.
While London has boomed, many parts of Britain
have suffered painful deindustrialisation and unemployment.
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.
In
fact I think there could be just three ministers left after the reshuffle this week. .... Mrs May will take up office as Britain's second woman PM on ... difficult woman" and likening her to Margaret Thatcher.
Those themes came to the fore this week, when
Mrs May called for an economy that “works for everyone, not just the privileged
few” and advocated “changes in the way that big business is governed”.
Biography
Theresa had a varied education spanning both the
state and private sectors, and both grammar school and comprehensive school. She read Geography at St Hugh’s College, Oxford University. She started her
career at the Bank of England and went on to hold posts at the Association for
Payment Clearing Services (APACS) as Head of the
European Affairs Unit and Senior Adviser on International Affairs.
Theresa has been involved in politics at all levels
for many years, starting out stuffing envelopes at her local Conservative
Association before going on to be a councillor in the London Borough of Merton
from 1986 to 1994. During that time she was Chairman of Education between 1988
and 1990 and Deputy Group Leader and Housing Spokesman between 1992 and 1994.
Theresa was elected Member of Parliament for
Maidenhead in May 1997. She lives in the constituency and is an active local
campaigner. Her local activity has included campaigns to improve the local
train service, bring a minor injuries unit to St Marks Hospital, and improve
Maidenhead town centre.
She has held several positions within Parliament
since 1997. She was a member of the Shadow Cabinet from 1999 to 2010, including
as Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Employment, Shadow Secretary of
State for Work and Pensions, and Shadow Leader of the House of Commons. From
2002 to 2003 she was the first female Chairman of the Conservative Party.
Theresa was appointed Home Secretary in May 2010. In this role she is leading the Government’s work to free up the police to fight crime more effectively, secure the borders and reduce immigration, and protect the UK from terrorism. She was also Minister for Women & Equalities from 2010 to 2012.
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Theresa was appointed Home Secretary in May 2010. In this role she is leading the Government’s work to free up the police to fight crime more effectively, secure the borders and reduce immigration, and protect the UK from terrorism. She was also Minister for Women & Equalities from 2010 to 2012.
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Taking Theresa May’s
Birmingham speech on the economy at face value, the person she ought to appoint
as her first chancellor is a politician called Ed Miliband.
Anger
over spiralling executive pay, frustration over multinational tax avoidance,
antipathy to tax-driven cross-border takeovers, concern about the unequal
distribution of the fruits of economic growth, fears over oligopolies, an urge
to overhaul the prevailing culture of business in Britain: large tracts of our
new Prime Minister’s speech appeared to have been plucked from the former
Labour leader’s pitch at the 2015 general election, like ripe apples scrumped
from a neighbouring orchard.
And
the rhetoric was indistinguishable.
“We
need to get tough on irresponsible behaviour in big business.”
“Tax
is the price we pay for living in a civilised society.”
“Don’t
let anyone tell you that this is the anti-business choice.”
“It
is not anti-business to suggest that big business needs to change.”
”Our
country only works for the privileged few today, not for most people.”
“We
must make Britain a country that works not for a privileged few but for every
single one of us”.
If you can identify from whose mouth each of those quotes emanated (whether from Theresa or Ed) you deserve a seat on the Cabinet yourself...
If you can identify from whose mouth each of those quotes emanated (whether from Theresa or Ed) you deserve a seat on the Cabinet yourself...
The relatively unknown
investment fund where Theresa May’s husband Philip works as a senior executive
is one of the world’s largest and most powerful financial institutions,
controlling $1.4 trillion (£1.5 trillion) in assets.
Its
portfolio also includes $20 billion of shares in Amazon and Starbucks, both of
which were cited by the Prime Minister-designate in her pledge to crack down on
tax avoidance yesterday.
Latest
filings to US authorities show that Los Angeles based Capital Group owns huge
stakes in a variety of companies, including investment bank JP Morgan Chase,
defence giant Lockheed Martin, tobacco company Philip Morris International, the
pharmaceutical sector’s Merck & Co, and also Ryanair…
State
Opening of Parliament 2016
National Broadcast: 18th May 2016 Ceremony
The Queen's Speech
The Queen's Speech is delivered by
the Queen from the Throne in the House of Lords. Although the Queen reads the speech, it is written by the government. It contains an outline of
its policies and proposed legislation for the new parliamentary session.
Queen's Speech 2016
My
Lords and Members of the House of Commons.
My government will use the opportunity of a strengthening economy to deliver
security for working people, to increase life chances for the most
disadvantaged and to strengthen national defences.
My
ministers will continue to bring the public finances under control so that
Britain lives within its means, and to move to a higher wage and lower welfare
economy where work is rewarded.
To support the economic recovery, and to create jobs and more apprenticeships, legislation will be introduced to ensure Britain has the infrastructure that businesses need to grow…
To support the economic recovery, and to create jobs and more apprenticeships, legislation will be introduced to ensure Britain has the infrastructure that businesses need to grow…
"My Lords
and Members of the House of Commons.
"My Husband and I look forward eagerly to the series of visits we shall make next year in
the Commonwealth, where we shall renew and extend the friendships which we
value so very highly.
"In the early part of the year we shall visit India and Pakistan, on the invitation of the Presidents of those countries; and I welcome especially this opportunity of seeing for the first time something of these two great nations of the Commonwealth…
"In the early part of the year we shall visit India and Pakistan, on the invitation of the Presidents of those countries; and I welcome especially this opportunity of seeing for the first time something of these two great nations of the Commonwealth…
After the Queen's Speech
When the Queen leaves, a new parliamentary
session starts and Parliament gets back to work. Members of both agree an
‘Address in Reply to Her Majesty’s Gracious Speech’ and debate the content of
the speech. Each House continues the debate over the planned legislative
programme for several days, looking at different subject areas. The Queen's
Speech is voted on by the Commons, but no vote is taken in the Lords.
How Government Works?
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Theresa May's First Speech as Prime Minister
I have just been to Buckingham Palace, where Her Majesty the
Queen has asked me to form a new government, and I accepted.
In David Cameron , I follow in the footsteps of a
great, modern Prime Minister. Under David’s leadership, the Government
stabilised the economy, reduced the budget deficit, and helped more people into
work than ever before.
But David’s true legacy is not about the economy, but
about social justice. From the introduction of same
sex marriage , to
taking people on low wages out of income tax altogether, David Cameron has led
a 'one nation' government, and it is in that spirit that I also plan to lead.
Because not everybody knows this, but the full title of my
party is the Conservative and Unionist Party. And that word unionist is
very important to me.
It means we believe in the union, the precious, precious
bond between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. But it means
something else that is just as important, it means we believe in a union not
just between the nations of the United Kingdom, but between all of our
citizens, every one of us, whoever we are and wherever we are from.
That means fighting against the burning injustice that if
you’re born poor you will die on average nine years earlier than others. If
you’re black, you’re treated more harshly by the criminal justice system than
if you’re white. If you’re a white working class boy, you’re less likely than
anybody else in Britain to go to university. If you’re at a state school,
you’re less likely to reach the top professions than if you’re educated
privately. If you’re a woman, you will earn less than a man. If you suffer from
mental health problems, there’s not enough help to hand. If you’re young,
you’ll find it harder than ever before to own your own home.
But the mission to make Britain a country that works for
everyone means more than fighting these injustices. If you’re from an ordinary
working class family, life is much harder than many people in Westminster
realise.
You have a job but you don’t always have job security. You
have your own home but you worry about paying the mortgage. You can just about
manage, but you worry about the cost of living and getting your kids into a
good school. If you’re one of those families, if you’re just managing, I want
to address you directly.
I know you’re working around the clock, I know you’re
doing your best and I know that sometimes life can be a struggle. The
Government I lead will be driven, not by the interests of the privileged few,
but by yours. We will do everything we can to give you more control over your
lives.
When we take the big calls, we’ll think not of the
powerful, but you. When we pass new laws, we’ll listen not to the mighty, but
to you. When it comes to taxes, we’ll prioritise not the wealthy, but you. When
it comes to opportunity, we won’t entrench the advantages of the fortunate few,
we will do everything we can to help anybody, whatever your background, to go
as far as your talents will take you.
We are living through an important moment in our country’s
history. Following the referendum, we face a time of great national change. And
I know because we’re Great Britain that we will rise to the challenge. As we
leave the European Union, we will forge a bold, new, positive role for
ourselves in the world, and we will make Britain a country that works not for a
privileged few, but for every one of us.
That will be the mission of the Government I lead. And
together, we will build a better Britain.
Theresa May’s launch statement
“Good morning, and
thank you for coming. I want to start by paying tribute to the Prime Minister.
It
is easy to forget how far the Conservative Party – and our country – have come
since David Cameron was first elected leader in 2005. Thanks to David, we were
elected into government for the first time in eighteen years. We won a majority
in the House of Commons for the first time in 23 years.
And
– in difficult times – we stabilised the economy, reduced the deficit and
helped more people into work than ever before.
But
David’s legacy is about more than the economic rescue mission we undertook.
Some of our biggest achievements – including the introduction of same-sex
marriage and taking the lowest-paid out of income tax altogether – they’ve been
all about the pursuit of social justice. We have shown that when the
Conservatives have an open, inclusive, One Nation agenda of social reform, we
win elections – and we change the country for the better…
Theresa May’s speech on
Brexit
Thank you. Today I want to talk about the United
Kingdom, our place in the world and our membership of the European Union.
But before I start, I want to make clear that – as you
can see – this is not a rally. It will not be an attack or even a
criticism of people who take a different view to me. It will simply be my
analysis of the rights and wrongs, the opportunities and risks, of our
membership of the EU.…
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We Will Win by Being the Party for All
Thank
you, Nadhim, for that kind introduction. And thank you, Tim, for inviting me to
speak here today. I remember when Conservative Home was founded, eight years
ago, and we both campaigned against the proposal to end the right of party
members to elect the leader. Since then Con Home has gone from strength to
strength, and I’m looking forward to seeing you replicate that success as the
Comment Editor of The Times.
Today’s event is all about a choice of leadership – between David Cameron and Ed Miliband. And I know there have been some fascinating contributions about how we get that much-needed Conservative majority in 2015. So thank you to everyone involved in making today’s event happen…
Today’s event is all about a choice of leadership – between David Cameron and Ed Miliband. And I know there have been some fascinating contributions about how we get that much-needed Conservative majority in 2015. So thank you to everyone involved in making today’s event happen…
Home Secretary Speech at NBPA Conference
Thank you. It gives me great pleasure
to be here at the National Black Policing Association’s conference.
I have met Franstine, your president,
on a number of occasions, but today I am delighted to have this opportunity to
tell you why this Association is so important to my vision of policing.
And I want to begin by telling you
about something which goes right to the very heart of that vision.
A few years ago a group of young men
came to my office to see me. They were bright, decent young men with high hopes
of getting on in life. They worked hard. They respected the law. And they had
grown up doing all the things that were expected of them by their families and
society.
But what they told
me that day was not just shocking, but deeply depressing. Because each of those
young men had a tale about how having done nothing wrong, going about their
ordinary business, walking home, driving to work, they had been stopped by the
police, patted down, and had their pockets turned out. And when they had asked
why they were being searched, they had been given no good reason.…
Theresa May, Peston on Sunday
Full transcript / Video
Robert Peston: Now it’s time for our big interview and I’m
absolutely delighted to be joined by the Home Secretary and leadership
frontrunner Theresa May. Very good to see you.
Theresa May: Good to see you Robert.
Peston: Home Secretary, there’s a lot of talk this
morning that you’re streets ahead of the other candidates. If, in the course of
the early rounds of this election, it was clear that you had the overwhelming
support of MPs, and the whips came to you and said ‘Look, what we would like is
a coronation – just one name going forward to Tory members rather than a
contest of two, what would you tell the whips?
May: That I think there should be a contest. I
think it’s important that members have their opportunity to have their say and
I think that what people want to hear is what the arguments are, and people
putting those arguments together. And this isn’t a new position that I’ve
taken. Back in 2005, when there was a move to stop the party membership from
having a say in the leadership election, I campaigned to ensure that one
member, one vote stayed. I think it’s important…
Boris Johnson 2015
Conservative conference speech
Full Text / Video
Thank you Zac, and thank you for just
showing once again that you have exactly the qualities of originality and drive
that will help you win in London in May.
I tell you when I knew we were going to be all
right in that amazing election and it wasn’t the Ed stone — the heaviest
suicide note in history — or the mysterious second kitchen. It was when I was
walking one of those furiously contested high streets in North West London
where one week the Tory posters went up, only to vanish next week in favour of
Labour posters, and we were busy restoring the Tory posters when a shopkeeper
told me that he had definitely made his mind up and for the first time in his
life he was switching right across from Labour to Tory because he just didn’t
think that Labour under Miliband would be on the side of businesses like his,
and then another Asian shopkeeper said exactly the same and then another. And I
was so struck that in the evening I texted the PM – no profanities on either
side, I promise! And I said: mate we are going to win this thing…
Andrea Leadsom on Theresa May and motherhood
An audio clip of the moment
when Andrea Leadsom appeared to suggest that having
children makes her a stronger candidate for the Tory leadership than her
rival Theresa May has been released by The Times.
In the recording, political
journalist Rachel Sylvester asks Ms Leadsom:
"Do you feel like a mum in politics? Why and how? How does it
affect...?"
Ms Leadsom replies: "Yes. So really carefully because I don’t know Theresa really well, but I’m sure she will be really sad that she doesn’t have children so I don’t want this to be 'Andrea’s got children, Theresa hasn’t' – do you know what I mean? Because I think that would be really horrible…
Ms Leadsom replies: "Yes. So really carefully because I don’t know Theresa really well, but I’m sure she will be really sad that she doesn’t have children so I don’t want this to be 'Andrea’s got children, Theresa hasn’t' – do you know what I mean? Because I think that would be really horrible…
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London, England’s capital, set on the River Thames, is a 21st-century city with history stretching back to Roman times. At its centre stand the imposing Houses of Parliament, the iconic ‘Big Ben’ clock tower and Westminster Abbey, site of British monarch coronations. Across the Thames, the London Eye observation wheel provides panoramic views of the South Bank cultural complex, and the entire city.
London, England’s capital, set on the River Thames, is a 21st-century city with history stretching back to Roman times. At its centre stand the imposing Houses of Parliament, the iconic ‘Big Ben’ clock tower and Westminster Abbey, site of British monarch coronations. Across the Thames, the London Eye observation wheel provides panoramic views of the South Bank cultural complex, and the entire city.
London, with an overall average price of £556,350 was
more expensive than nearby South East (£357,016), East of England (£292,004)
and East Midlands (£186,234). The priciest area within London was Central
London (£1,364,805) and the
least expensive was East London (£401,398).
Last year most property sales in London involved flats which sold for on
average £490,711. Terraced properties sold for an average price of £633,746,
while semi-detached properties fetched £616,044.
London, with an overall average price of £571,792 was more expensive
than nearby South East (£362,210), East of England (£296,470) and East Midlands
(£185,965). The priciest area within London was Central London (£1,419,590) and
the least expensive was East London (£415,019).
During the last year, sold prices in London were 8% up on the previous
year and 21% up on 2013 when the average house price was £472,264.
At 13, Theresa May won a scholarship to the local grammar school, Holton Park Girls, in Wheatley.
She was there barely a year when it was turned into a comprehensive, linking up
with a local boys' school
Theresa Mary May (née Brasier; born 1 October 1956) is a British politician who has been Leader of the Conservative Party since 11 July 2016, the Home Secretary since 2010, and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Maidenhead since 1997. Identifying as a One-Nation Conservative and characterised as a liberal conservative, May is expected to replace David Cameron as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following a meeting with Queen Elizabeth II on 13 July.
From 1977 until 1983, May worked at the Bank of England, and from 1985 until 1997 at the Association for Payment Clearing Services, also serving as a councillor for the London Borough of Merton's Durnsford Ward. After unsuccessful attempts to be elected to the House of Commonsin 1992 and 1994, she was elected MP for Maidenhead in the 1997 general election. May served in a number of roles in the Shadow Cabinets of William Hague, Iain Duncan Smith, Michael Howard, and David Cameron, including Shadow Leader of the House of Commons and Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary. She was also the Chairman of the Conservative Party from 2002 until 2003.
After the formation of the Coalition Government following the 2010 general election, May was appointed Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities, giving up the latter role in 2012. Reappointed after the Conservative victory in the 2015 general election, she went on to become the longest-serving Home Secretary since James Chuter Ede over 60 years previously, pursuing reform of the police, taking a harder line on drug policy and introducing restrictions on immigration.
Following the resignation of Cameron in June 2016, May announced her candidacy for the leadership of the Conservative Party and quickly emerged as the front-runner. She won the first ballot of Conservative MPs on 5 July by a significant margin, and two days later won the votes of 199 MPs, going forward to face a vote of Conservative Party members in a contest with Andrea Leadsom. Leadsom's withdrawal from the election on 11 July led to May's appointment as leader the same day. She will be Britain's second female prime minister after Margaret Thatcher.
Education. Born on 1 October 1956 in Eastbourne, Sussex, May is the only child of Zaidee Mary (née Barnes; 1928–1982) and Hubert Brasier (1917–1981). Her father was a Church of England clergyman who held the role of Vicar of Wheatley, a few miles east of Oxford.
May was educated at Oxfordshire primary and grammar schools in the State sector, as well as a short spell at an independent Catholic school. She initially attended Heythrop Primary School, Oxfordshire, followed by St. Juliana's Convent School for Girls, a Roman Catholicindependent school in Begbroke, which closed in 1984. At the age of 13, she won a place at the former Holton Park Girls' Grammar School inWheatley. In 1971, the school was abolished and became the site of the new Wheatley Park Comprehensive School during her time as a pupil. May then went to the University of Oxford where she studied geography at St Hugh's College, graduating with a second class BA degree in 1977.
Early Career. Between 1977 and 1983 May worked at the Bank of England, and from 1985 to 1997 as a financial consultant and senior advisor in International Affairs at the Association for Payment Clearing Services.[13] Her parents both died some years after her graduation, her father in a car accident and her mother of multiple sclerosis the year after.
May served as a councillor for the London Borough of Merton from 1986 to 1994, where she was Chairman of Education (1988–90) and Deputy Group Leader and Housing Spokesman (1992–94). In the 1992 general election May stood unsuccessfully for the seat of North West Durhamand failed to win the 1994 Barking by-election. In the 1997 general election, May was elected as the Conservative MP for Maidenhead.
Member of Parliament. Having entered Parliament, May became a member of William Hague's front-bench Opposition team, as Shadow Spokesman for Schools, Disabled People and Women (1998 – June 1999). She became the first of the 1997 MPs to enter the Shadow Cabinet when in 1999 she was appointed Shadow Education and Employment Secretary. After the 2001 election the new Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith kept her in the Shadow Cabinet, moving her to the Transport portfolio.
May was appointed the first female Chairman of the Conservative Party in July 2002. During her speech at the 2002 Conservative Party Conference, she explained why, in her view, her party must change: "you know what people call us: the Nasty Party". In 2003, she was sworn of the Privy Council and appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Transport after Michael Howard's election as Conservative Party and Opposition Leader in November that year.
In June 2004 she was moved to become Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. David Cameron appointed her Shadow Leader of the House of Commons in December 2005 after his accession to the leadership. In January 2009 May was made Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
On 6 May 2010, May was re-elected MP for Maidenhead with an increased majority of 16,769—60 per cent of the vote. This followed an earlier failed attempt to unseat her in 2005 as one of the Liberal Democrats' leading "decapitation-strategy" targets.
Personal Life. May has been married to Philip May, an investment banker currently employed by Capital International, since 6 September 1980; the couple have no children. May has stated her regret that, for health reasons, she has not been able to have children with her husband, saying in one interview that, "You look at families all the time and you see there is something there that you don’t have".
May is a member of the Church of England and regularly worships at church on Sunday. The daughter of an Anglican priest, Reverend Hubert Brasier, May has said that her Christian faith "... is part of me. It is part of who I am and therefore how I approach things".
Outside politics, May lists her interests as walking and cooking. May is known for a love of fashion and in particular eccentric shoes, wearing leopard-print heels at her 'Nasty Party' speech in 2002.
Since coming into prominence as a front-bench politician, May's public image has divided media opinion, especially from some in the traditionalist right-wing press. Commenting on May's debut as Home Secretary, Anne Perkins of The Guardian observed that "she'll be nobody's stooge", while Cristina Odone of The Daily Telegraph predicted her to be "the rising star" of the Coalition Government. Allegra Stratton, then with The Guardian, praised May as showing managerial acumen.
Her parliamentary expenses have been "modest" in recent years (about £15,000 from 2005 to 2009).
May was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus of type 1 in November 2012. She is treated with daily insulin injections.
Activism and Awards. Prior to and since her appointment to Government, May actively supports a variety of campaigns on policy issues in her constituency and at the national level of politics. She has spoken at the Fawcett Society promoting the cross-party issue of gender equality. May was nominated as one of the Society's Inspiring Women of 2006.
She is the Patron of Reading University Conservative Association, the largest political student group in Berkshire (the county of her Maidenhead constituency). May has also received theFreedom of the City of London, and been admitted to the Worshipful Company of Marketors, a livery company for senior marketing professionals.
In February 2013, BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour described her as Britain's second-most powerful woman.
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