Theresa May
Theresa May in her youth
1973
Theresa May, seen on a school photo at Holton Park Girls' Grammar School.
Holton, Oxford OX33 1QH, United Kingdom
At the age of 13, Theresa May began her education at the former Holton Park Girls' Grammar School, a state school in Wheatley.
Theresa May at Oxford University
St Margaret's Rd, Oxford OX2 6LE, United Kingdom
May graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from St Hugh's College in 1977.
2010
Theresa May with her then-leader David Cameron.
2011
Theresa May, David Cameron and Najib Razak
2014
Hamburg, Germany
Theresa May at the G20 summit.
2014
London, United Kingdom
British Home Secretary Theresa May speaks during the Conservative Party Spring Forum.
2016
Theresa May speaking to the United Nations General Assembly.
2016
London, England
Queen Elizabeth II welcomes Theresa May at the start of an audience where she invited the former Home Secretary to become Prime Minister and form a new government at Buckingham Palace.
2016
10 Downing Street, London, United Kingdom
British Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street to attend a Housing Select Committee.
2016
Manama, Bahrain
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May meets King of Bahrain King Hamad Bin Isa Khalifa.
2016
Manama, Bahrain
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May meets King of Bahrain King Hamad Bin Isa Khalifa.
2016
Manchester, United Kingdom
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May visits a local butchers shop in her constituency of Maidenhead ahead of Small Business Saturday.
2016
10 Downing Street, London, United Kingdom
British Prime Minister Theresa May and David Davies Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond and Home Secretary Amber Rudd sit opposite a Polish delegation during an intergovernmental consultation meeting in the Cabinet Room in 10 Downing Street.
2016
10 Downing Street, London, United Kingdom
British Prime Minister Theresa May greets her Belgian counterpart Charles Michel ahead of a meeting at 10 Downing Street.
2016
Bangalore, India
British Prime Minister Theresa May is welcomed to the Sri Someshwara Temple.
2016
London, United Kingdom
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, meets Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Philip as they attend the Pride of Britain Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel.
2016
Birmingham, United Kingdom
British Prime Minister Theresa May is pictured in her hotel room as she prepares her conference speech to deliver to her Party's annual conference in Birmingham Central.
2016
New York City, New York, United States
British Prime Minister Theresa May meets with her Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel during the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
2016
10 Downing Street, London, United Kingdom
British Prime Minister Theresa May poses with her cabinet in the Pillared Room at 10 Downing Street.
2016
10 Downing Street, London, United Kingdom
British Prime Minister Theresa May meets with Burmese leader and State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi inside number 10 Downing Street.
2016
Hangzhou, China
Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with British Prime Minister Theresa May at the G20 Summit.
2016
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
British Prime Minister Theresa May meets with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at Bute House.
2017
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Theresa May and Donald Trump
2017
Theresa May outside 10 Downing Street with her husband.
2018
Buenos Aires, Argentina
May with President of Argentina, Mauricio Macri, during the 2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit. May became the first British Prime Minister to visit Buenos Aires after the Falklands War.
2018
London, United Kingdom
British Prime Minister Theresa May leads her first cabinet meeting of the new year following a reshuffle at 10 Downing Street.
2018
Aylesbury, United Kingdom
Theresa May poses with members of the EUXT (SN) sub-Committee.
2018
Brussels, Belgium
British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives at the Council of the European Union on the final day of the European Council leaders' summit.
2018
Aylesbury, United Kingdom
Theresa May and members of her Cabinet meet at her country retreat Chequers.
2018
Aylesbury, United Kingdom
Theresa May and members of her Cabinet meet at her country retreat Chequers.
2019
10 Downing Street, London, United Kingdom
May announces her resignation outside 10 Downing Street.
2019
May with Queen Elizabeth II, United States President Donald Trump, and other world leaders to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
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Hangzhou, China
May and Vladimir Putin during the G20 summit in Hangzhou.
2009
London, United Kingdom
Conservative Party leader, David Cameron, and Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Theresa May, arrive for a press briefing at St. Stephan's Club.
2009
London, United Kingdom
Conservative Party leader, David Cameron, introduces Ken Clarke to his economic team of Theresa May, William Hague and Shadow Chancellor George Osborne at Portcullis House.
2010
London, United Kingdom
Home Secretary Theresa May leaves the Churchill Hyatt Regency London hotel after meeting with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari.
2010
London, United Kingdom
Prime Minister David Cameron sits in the Cabinet room with Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, Foreign Secretary William Hague and Home Secretary Theresa May as they are briefed by members of the security services during a meeting of the National Security Council.
2010
London, United Kingdom
Conservative Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Theresa May arrives at the Conservative Party headquarters.
2011
London, United Kingdom
Home Secretary Theresa May attends a memorial service to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in America at St Paul's Catherdral.
2011
Manchester, United Kingdom
Theresa May, Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities, addresses delegates during the Conservative Party Conference at Manchester Central.
2011
10 Downing Street, London, United Kingdom
Theresa May, Home Secretary, leaves Number 10 Downing Street on December 12, 2011.
2012
London, United Kingdom
Home Secretary Theresa May makes a speech on Immigration at The Policy Exchange.
2012
London, United Kingdom
Home Secretary Theresa May makes a speech on Immigration at The Policy Exchange.
2012
10 Downing Street, London, United Kingdom
Home Secretary Theresa May arrives at Number 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Cabinet meeting.
2012
Birmingham, United Kingdom
British Home Secretary Theresa May delivers her speech to the Conservative Party conference in the International Convention Centre.
2012
London, United Kingdom
Home Secretary Theresa May arrives at St Paul's Cathedral for a service of thanksgiving to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
2012
London, United Kingdom
Theresa May at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards at the London Hilton.
2012
London, United Kingdom
Theresa May on the front row at the Osman show during London Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2012 at Somerset House.
2013
London, United Kingdom
Theresa May leaves the Sugarplum Ball in London.
2013
London, United Kingdom
British Prime Minister David Cameron and Home Secretary Theresa May attend a ceremonial welcome for visiting President of South Korea, Park Geun-Hye (not pictured), at Horse Guards Parade.
2013
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Education Secretary Michael Gove, Home Secretary Theresa May and Chancellor George Osborne listen to British Prime Minster David Cameron deliver his keynote speech on the last day of the annual Conservative Party Conference at Manchester Central.
2013
Manchester, United Kingdom
Home Secretary Theresa May leaves after delivering her speech in the main hall on the second day of the Conservative Party Conference.
2013
Manchester, United Kingdom
Home Secretary Theresa May delivers her speech in the main hall on the second day of the Conservative Party Conference.
2014
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Home Secretary Theresa May addresses the Conservative Party Conference in the main hall of the ICC Birmingham.
2015
Sousse, Tunisia
British Home Secretary Theresa May attends a press conference with Tunisia's Interior Minister Mohamed Gharsalli at the Imperial Marhaba hotel where 38 people were killed in a beach attack.
2015
London, United Kingdom
Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Secretary of State for Education Nicky Morgan, British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, Home Secretary Theresa May and Leader of the House of Commons William Hague.
London, United Kingdom
Home Secretary Theresa May, Chancellor George Osborne, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Iain Duncan Smith attend a cabinet meeting at Chequers, the Prime Minister's country residence.
1973
Theresa May, seen on a school photo at Holton Park Girls' Grammar School.
2009
London, United Kingdom
Conservative Party leader, David Cameron, and Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Theresa May, arrive for a press briefing at St. Stephan's Club.
2009
London, United Kingdom
Conservative Party leader, David Cameron, introduces Ken Clarke to his economic team of Theresa May, William Hague and Shadow Chancellor George Osborne at Portcullis House.
2010
Theresa May with her then-leader David Cameron.
2010
London, United Kingdom
Home Secretary Theresa May leaves the Churchill Hyatt Regency London hotel after meeting with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari.
2010
London, United Kingdom
Prime Minister David Cameron sits in the Cabinet room with Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, Foreign Secretary William Hague and Home Secretary Theresa May as they are briefed by members of the security services during a meeting of the National Security Council.
2010
London, United Kingdom
Conservative Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Theresa May arrives at the Conservative Party headquarters.
2011
Theresa May, David Cameron and Najib Razak
2011
London, United Kingdom
Home Secretary Theresa May attends a memorial service to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in America at St Paul's Catherdral.
2011
Manchester, United Kingdom
Theresa May, Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities, addresses delegates during the Conservative Party Conference at Manchester Central.
2011
10 Downing Street, London, United Kingdom
Theresa May, Home Secretary, leaves Number 10 Downing Street on December 12, 2011.
2012
London, United Kingdom
Home Secretary Theresa May makes a speech on Immigration at The Policy Exchange.
2012
London, United Kingdom
Home Secretary Theresa May makes a speech on Immigration at The Policy Exchange.
2012
10 Downing Street, London, United Kingdom
Home Secretary Theresa May arrives at Number 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Cabinet meeting.
2012
Birmingham, United Kingdom
British Home Secretary Theresa May delivers her speech to the Conservative Party conference in the International Convention Centre.
2012
London, United Kingdom
Home Secretary Theresa May arrives at St Paul's Cathedral for a service of thanksgiving to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
2012
London, United Kingdom
Theresa May at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards at the London Hilton.
2012
London, United Kingdom
Theresa May on the front row at the Osman show during London Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2012 at Somerset House.
2013
London, United Kingdom
Theresa May leaves the Sugarplum Ball in London.
2013
London, United Kingdom
British Prime Minister David Cameron and Home Secretary Theresa May attend a ceremonial welcome for visiting President of South Korea, Park Geun-Hye (not pictured), at Horse Guards Parade.
2013
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Education Secretary Michael Gove, Home Secretary Theresa May and Chancellor George Osborne listen to British Prime Minster David Cameron deliver his keynote speech on the last day of the annual Conservative Party Conference at Manchester Central.
2013
Manchester, United Kingdom
Home Secretary Theresa May leaves after delivering her speech in the main hall on the second day of the Conservative Party Conference.
2013
Manchester, United Kingdom
Home Secretary Theresa May delivers her speech in the main hall on the second day of the Conservative Party Conference.
2014
Theresa May and Justine Greening speaking at Youth For Change.
2014
Hamburg, Germany
Theresa May at the G20 summit.
2014
London, United Kingdom
British Home Secretary Theresa May speaks during the Conservative Party Spring Forum.
2014
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Home Secretary Theresa May addresses the Conservative Party Conference in the main hall of the ICC Birmingham.
2015
Sousse, Tunisia
British Home Secretary Theresa May attends a press conference with Tunisia's Interior Minister Mohamed Gharsalli at the Imperial Marhaba hotel where 38 people were killed in a beach attack.
2015
London, United Kingdom
Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Secretary of State for Education Nicky Morgan, British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, Home Secretary Theresa May and Leader of the House of Commons William Hague.
2016
Theresa May speaking to the United Nations General Assembly.
2016
London, England
Prime Minister-in-waiting, Theresa May, reacts to photographers after walking to the wrong car after attending a Cabinet meeting at Downing Street.
2016
London, England
Queen Elizabeth II welcomes Theresa May at the start of an audience where she invited the former Home Secretary to become Prime Minister and form a new government at Buckingham Palace.
2016
10 Downing Street, London, United Kingdom
British Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street to attend a Housing Select Committee.
2016
Manama, Bahrain
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May meets King of Bahrain King Hamad Bin Isa Khalifa.
2016
Manama, Bahrain
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May meets King of Bahrain King Hamad Bin Isa Khalifa.
2016
Manchester, United Kingdom
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May visits a local butchers shop in her constituency of Maidenhead ahead of Small Business Saturday.
2016
10 Downing Street, London, United Kingdom
British Prime Minister Theresa May and David Davies Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond and Home Secretary Amber Rudd sit opposite a Polish delegation during an intergovernmental consultation meeting in the Cabinet Room in 10 Downing Street.
2016
10 Downing Street, London, United Kingdom
British Prime Minister Theresa May greets her Belgian counterpart Charles Michel ahead of a meeting at 10 Downing Street.
2016
Bangalore, India
British Prime Minister Theresa May is welcomed to the Sri Someshwara Temple.
2016
London, United Kingdom
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, meets Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Philip as they attend the Pride of Britain Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel.
2016
Birmingham, United Kingdom
British Prime Minister Theresa May is pictured in her hotel room as she prepares her conference speech to deliver to her Party's annual conference in Birmingham Central.
2016
New York City, New York, United States
British Prime Minister Theresa May meets with her Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel during the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
2016
10 Downing Street, London, United Kingdom
British Prime Minister Theresa May poses with her cabinet in the Pillared Room at 10 Downing Street.
2016
10 Downing Street, London, United Kingdom
British Prime Minister Theresa May meets with Burmese leader and State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi inside number 10 Downing Street.
2016
Hangzhou, China
Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with British Prime Minister Theresa May at the G20 Summit.
2016
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
British Prime Minister Theresa May meets with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at Bute House.
2017
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Theresa May and Donald Trump
2017
Theresa May outside 10 Downing Street with her husband.
2018
Buenos Aires, Argentina
May with President of Argentina, Mauricio Macri, during the 2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit. May became the first British Prime Minister to visit Buenos Aires after the Falklands War.
2018
Broad St, Birmingham B1 2EA, United Kingdom
British Prime Minister Theresa May dances as she walks out onto the stage to deliver her leader's speech during the final day of the Conservative Party Conference at The International Convention Centre.
2018
Broad St, Birmingham B1 2EA, United Kingdom
British Prime Minister Theresa May dances as she walks out onto the stage to deliver her leader's speech during the final day of the Conservative Party Conference at The International Convention Centre.
2018
Broad St, Birmingham B1 2EA, United Kingdom
British Prime Minister Theresa May delivers her leader's speech during the final day of the Conservative Party Conference at The International Convention Centre.
2018
London, United Kingdom
British Prime Minister Theresa May leads her first cabinet meeting of the new year following a reshuffle at 10 Downing Street.
2018
Aylesbury, United Kingdom
Theresa May poses with members of the EUXT (SN) sub-Committee.
2018
10 Downing Street, London, United Kingdom
Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street.
2018
Brussels, Belgium
British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives at the Council of the European Union on the final day of the European Council leaders' summit.
2018
Cambridge, United Kingdom
British Prime Minister Theresa May reacts during a visit to announce new funding and research into prostate cancer at Addenbrooke's Hospital.
2018
Aylesbury, United Kingdom
Theresa May and members of her Cabinet meet at her country retreat Chequers.
2018
Aylesbury, United Kingdom
Theresa May and members of her Cabinet meet at her country retreat Chequers.
2019
10 Downing Street, London, United Kingdom
May announces her resignation outside 10 Downing Street.
2019
May with Queen Elizabeth II, United States President Donald Trump, and other world leaders to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
2019
10 Downing Street, London, United Kingdom
British Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers Questions.
Theresa May in her youth
Holton, Oxford OX33 1QH, United Kingdom
At the age of 13, Theresa May began her education at the former Holton Park Girls' Grammar School, a state school in Wheatley.
Theresa May at Oxford University
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London, United Kingdom
Home Secretary Theresa May, Chancellor George Osborne, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Iain Duncan Smith attend a cabinet meeting at Chequers, the Prime Minister's country residence.
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Order of King Abdulaziz
Hangzhou, China
May and Vladimir Putin during the G20 summit in Hangzhou.
5 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
May's first visit since becoming Prime Minister with First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, at Bute House.
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St Margaret's Rd, Oxford OX2 6LE, United Kingdom
May graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from St Hugh's College in 1977.
Zaidee Mary (Barnes) Brasier, Theresa's mother
Hubert Brasier, Theresa's father
Philip May, Theresa's spouse
David Cameron
Angela Merkel
Theresa May was born on October 1, 1956 in Eastbourne, Sussex, United Kingdom. She is the only child of Zaidee Mary (Barnes) Brasier and Hubert Brasier, a Church of England clergyman and chaplain of an Eastbourne hospital. He later became vicar of Enstone with Heythrop and of St Mary's at Wheatley.
Theresa May attended Heythrop Primary School and St. Juliana's Convent School for Girls, a Roman Catholic independent school in Begbroke. It was closed in 1984.
At the age of 13, she began studying at the former Holton Park Girls' Grammar School, a state school in Wheatley. At that time, the Oxfordshire education was reorganised, and the school became the new Wheatley Park Comprehensive School.
May graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from St Hugh's College in 1977. On November 30, 2014, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the World Sikh University.
After graduation, May spent the next 20 years working in the financial sector before making her way into the education and political sectors in the mid-1980s and 1990s. She was elected as Conservative Member of Parliament of Maidenhead in 1997, describing herself as a "One-Nation Conservative."
In 2002 May was appointed as the first female Chairman of the Conservative Party and was famously quoted as saying it must no longer be known as the "Nasty Party." She served in a number of Shadow Cabinets before becoming Home Secretary in 2010, and also became the Minister for Women and Equalities, a post she vacated in 2012.
After Prime Minister David Cameron announced his resignation, May announced her candidacy for the Conservative Party and quickly emerged as its frontrunner, receiving 50 percent of the Parliamentary votes alone amid the other candidates. On July 7, 2016, it appeared that she and fellow Conservative leader Andrea Leadsom would both be in contention to become the country's next Prime Minister, but within days, Leadsom, who voted for Britain to leave the European Union, pulled out of the running due to distasteful remarks she made about why she would make a better Prime Minister.
With no one contesting her candidacy, May was set to be sworn in as the first post-Brexit female Prime Minister. On July 11, 2016, she made a televised announcement surrounded by Members of Parliament and her husband Philip.
May was sworn in as Britain's second female Prime Minister on July 13, 2016, and the Queen's 13th Prime Minister following ceremonial overtures.
On May 29, 2017, Prime Minister May officially told Parliament that she had invoked Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, legislation triggering the legal process to set Brexit in motion. The United Kingdom's ambassador to the European Union Tim Barrow delivered a letter to European Council President Donald Tusk, notifying the European Union that the United Kingdom was leaving the union.
Shortly afterward, on June 8, an early general election resulted in the loss of her Conservative Party's Parliamentary majority. In November, the Prime Minister faced additional troubles with the resignation of two cabinet ministers - Secretary of State for International Development Priti Patel and Secretary of State for Defence Sir Michael Fallon - in the span of seven days. The shake-up was reported to have sparked concern that the Conservative Party was headed for further disarray, including a possible change in leadership.
On December 12, 2018, May faced a vote of no confidence in her leadership over opposition to her negotiated Brexit deal from the Conservative Party. May won the vote with 200 Conservative Members of Parliament voting for her, compared to 117 voting against.
On January 15, 2019, May's government was defeated in the House of Commons by a margin of 230 votes (202 in favour and 432 opposed) in a vote on her deal to leave the European Union. On February 14, she suffered another Commons defeat after Members of Parliament voted by 303 to 258 against a motion endorsing the government's Brexit negotiating strategy. On March 12, Theresa was defeated in the Commons by 149 votes (242 in favour and 391 against) on her latest deal after she secured last-minute concessions from the European Union. Two weeks later she was again defeated by 58 votes in the Commons (286 in favour and 344 against) on the withdrawal deal but not the political declaration.
On May 24, Theresa confirmed that she would resign as a Conservative Party leader on June 7. She continued to serve as Prime Minister until she tendered her resignation to the Queen on July 24.
Theresa May served as the country's second female Prime Minister after fellow Conservative Margaret Thatcher. She is a highly experienced politician who took over as United Kingdom's Prime Minister from David Cameron during a period of political uncertainty following Britain's withdrawal from the European Union.
Theresa is the Patron of Reading University Conservative Association, in Berkshire. Her activism has earned her a number of awards.
The Fawcett Society nominated Theresa May as one of the Society's Inspiring Women of 2006. She is the recipient of the Freedom of the City of London Award. In February 2013, BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour described her as Britain's second most powerful woman. In 2017 Theresa was listed by Forbes as the second most powerful woman in the world, behind Angela Merkel. On August 30, 2018, she was awarded the honorary citizenship of Abuja in Nigeria.
In 2003 May was appointed to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom and received the honorific title "The Right Honourable" for life. She also holds Special Class of the Order of King Abdulaziz.
Theresa May is the daughter of an Anglican priest, the Reverend Hubert Brasier. She regularly worships at church on Sunday. May has stated that her Christian faith "is part of her and that it is part of who she is and therefore how she approaches things".
During her leadership campaign, May said "We need an economy that works for everyone." She pledged to crack down on executive pay by making shareholders' votes binding rather than advisory and to put workers onto company boards.
After she became Prime Minister, May's first speech espoused the left. She promised to combat the injustice in British society and to create a union "between all of the country's citizens" and to be an advocate for the "ordinary working-class family" and not for the affluent in the United Kingdom.
May also supported fox hunting with hounds, saying that foxes' numbers had to be controlled and that hunting them with dogs was the most humane way to do it. The Conservative manifesto for the 2017 election included a pledge to hold a parliamentary vote to repeal the Hunting Act 2004, which prohibits a range of hunting activities.
Theresa May rejected the European Union's proposal of compulsory refugee quotas. She stated that it was important to help people living in war-zone regions and refugee camps but "not the ones who are strong and rich enough to come to Europe."
In 2012, Theresa May announced that new restrictions would be introduced to reduce the number of non-European Economic Area family migrants.
May defended selling arms to Saudi Arabia stating that close ties with the country keep people on the streets of Britain safe.
In 2016 May stated her support for the United Kingdom remaining in the European Union. She said Britain was more secure as part of the European Union due to the European arrest warrant and Europe-wide information sharing among other factors. After the referendum and her election as party leader, May stated that she would support full withdrawal from the European Union and prioritise immigration controls over remaining within the single market. She went on to say before the 2017 United Kingdom general election that she would be willing to leave the European Union without a deal.
On September 22, 2017, Theresa officially made public the details of her Brexit proposal during a speech in Florence. She urged the European Union to maintain a transitional period of two years after Brexit during which trade terms remain unaltered. During this period, the United Kingdom would also continue to honour its budget commitments of about €10 billion per annum and accept immigration from Europe.
Following the impact of Blue Planet II, the May administration outlined plans to approve the further green policy. In March 2018, she announced plans for a plastic deposit scheme modelled on a similar policy in Norway to boost recycling.
In 1998 May voted against lowering the age of consent for homosexual acts. In 2012 May expressed support for the introduction of same-sex marriage. She recorded a video for the Out4Marriage campaign, in which she stated "I believe if two people care for each other, if they love each other, if they want to commit to each other... then they should be able to get married and marriage should be for everyone." The next year, May voted in favour of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, which legalised same-sex marriage in England and Wales.
In 2005, Theresa co-founded the mentoring and pressure group Women2Win. In government, she also lobbied for improvements to maternity leave, and as Home Secretary, she acted on female genital mutilation and introduced a law on coercive control.
Quotations:
"It does not make sense that everybody should duplicate efforts when we could be working together."
"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."
"Like Indiana Jones, I don't like snakes - though that might lead some to ask why I'm in politics."
"I actually think I think better in high heels."
"My whole philosophy is about doing, not talking."
"National security is the first duty of government but we are also committed to reversing the substantial erosion of civil liberties."
"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."
"Flexible working is not just for women with children. It is necessary at the other end of the scale. If people can move into part-time work, instead of retirement, then that will be a huge help. If people can fit their work around caring responsibilities for the elderly, the disabled, then again that's very positive."
"We've got a first class leader at the moment. David Cameron is dealing with the issues that he was left by the last government very well indeed."
"We all know the stories about the Human Rights Act... about the illegal immigrant who cannot be deported because, and I am not making this up, he had a pet cat."
"I'm very pleased to be recognising International Women's Day, a day that celebrates the achievements of women across the world."
"Targets don't fight crime."
"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?'"
"Obviously local people will have their local voice through the police and crime commissioners that they've elected to determine their local policing."
Outside of political life, May has a reputation for her style and fondness for shoes. She reportedly wore leopard print heels when she made her "Nasty Party" speech in 2002. Theresa is crazy about cooking. She says she owns 100 recipe books.
Physical Characteristics:
Theresa May is 172 centimeters (5 feet 8 inches) tall.
In November 2012 she was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus of type 1. May is treated with daily insulin injections.
Quotes from others about the person
David Laws: "She would frequently clash with George Osborne over immigration. She rarely got on anything but badly with Michael Gove. She and Cameron seemed to view each other with mutual suspicion."
Pat Frankland: "I cannot remember a time when she did not have political ambitions. I well remember, at the time, that she did want to become the first woman Prime Minister and she was quite irritated when Margaret Thatcher got there first."
Kenneth Clarke: "Theresa is a bloody difficult woman. She's too narrow on her department. She's been at the Home Office far too long, so I only know in detail what her views are on the Home Office. She doesn't know much about foreign affairs."
Yvette Cooper: "I respect her style - it is steady and serious. She is authoritative in parliament – superficial attacks on her bounce off. When the Tory establishment call her "a bloody difficult woman" she rightly wears it as a badge of pride."
Yvette Cooper: "She hides when things go wrong. No interviews, no quotes, nothing to reassure people or to remind people she even exists."
Theresa met Phillip May while she was a student and married him in 1980. The couple hasn't been able to have children due to medical reasons. Her husband is an investment banker currently employed by Capital International.
(August 20, 1917 - October 12, 1981)
Hubert Brasier was a clergyman of the Church of England.
(July 18, 1928 - 1982)
(born in 1957)
Philip May is a British banker and Conservative Party activist.
