British - Politician | October 1, 1956 -
I think we all agree that the comments Donald Trump made in relation to Muslims were divisive, unhelpful and wrong.
Theresa May
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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.
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And it is crucial of course that chief constables are able to make decisions within their budgets about how they deploy their police officers to the greatest effect to ensure that they're able to do the job that the public want them to do.
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We're getting rid of bureaucracy, so that we're releasing time for police officers to be crime fighters and not form writers.
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I believe it's important that we ensure that the police have a modern and flexible workforce. I think that's what is necessary, so that they can provide the public with the service that they want.
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We campaigned on the fact that we were going to have to take difficult decisions because of the state of the public finances. When we got into government we discovered that actually the public finances were in an even worse state than we thought.
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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.
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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.
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People will be able to raise their concerns: what are local officers doing about the drug dealing in the local park? What's happening about the pub where all the trouble is? And the police will have to respond.
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I will be ruthless in cutting out waste, streamlining structures and improving efficiency.
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I want a counter-terrorism regime that is proportionate, focused and transparent.
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Just as the police review their operational tactics, so we in the Home Office will review the powers available to the police.
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