Theresa May Quotes

I'm proud that Gibraltar is British and I will always stand by Gibraltar.

I think people will feel a difference because they will know that for the first time in decades it is the UK government that is deciding who can come into the country,

He wanted to tear up our guarantee to the people of Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland is part of the UK.

That hasn't been possible for many years for people coming from the EU. That will change.

You know we, he and I are all members of the Conservative and Unionist Party. That's because we believe in the union of the United Kingdom. Northern Ireland is part of that union. And we have a guarantee for the people of Northern Ireland and we are upholding that. Our Chequers plan does that it's the only plan on the table at the moment that does.

But the EU should be clear: I will not overturn the result of the referendum. Nor will I break up my country.

I enjoy cooking, which has a benefit, you get to eat it as well as make it.

[My plan] delivers on the vote that people gave on Brexit. We deliver that Brexit and we do it in a way that protects jobs and livelihoods and meets our commitment to Northern Ireland.

[I will ensure that] we are out of the customs union, that we are out of the single market, that we are out of the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice, we are out of the Common Agricultural Policy, we are out of the Common Fisheries Policy, we bring an end to free movement, we take control of our borders, we have an independent trade policy

Today's votes show people in the UK, and to the EU, that the elected representatives in this country are getting on with the job, and delivering on the will of the British people. Over the next few weeks we will publish more details of our proposed future relationship with the EU in a White Paper, and will bring the Trade and Customs Bills back to the House of Commons. But today has been an important step in delivering the Brexit people voted for, a Brexit that gives Britain a brighter future, a Britain in control of its money, laws, and borders.

[Brexit was] a vote to take control of our borders, laws and money

the UK will stand shoulder to shoulder with the EU and with Nato to face these threats together

[The] jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice in the UK must end

Everybody needs to go about their lives as they normally would. Our society should continue to function in accordance with our values. But when it comes to taking on extremism and terrorism, things need to change.

While we need to deprive the extremists of their safe spaces online, we must not forget about the safe spaces that continue to exist in the real world. Yes, that means taking military action to destroy Isis in Iraq and Syria. But it also means taking action here at home. While we have made significant progress in recent years, there is – to be frank – far too much tolerance of extremism in our country. So we need to become far more robust in identifying it and stamping it out across the public sector and across society. That will require some difficult, and often embarrassing, conversations. But the whole of our country needs to come together to take on this extremism, and we need to live our lives not in a series of separated, segregated communities, but as one truly United Kingdom.