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. – Theresa May
Like Indiana Jones, I dont like snakes – though that might lead some to ask why Im in politics. – Theresa May
People have to make journeys, what we want is people to have alternatives in public transport so that they can make a choice about the sort of way in which theyre going to travel. – Theresa May
No, I can tell you one of the first things that happens to a home secretary when they arrive in the job is that they are given a briefing about the security matters that they will be dealing with and I deal with security matters on a daily basis. – Theresa May
I didnt become leader to transform the Liberal Democrats into an enlarged form of the Electoral Reform Society. Its not the be all and end all for us. There are other very, very key ambitions in politics, not least social mobility and life chances, that I care about as passionately if not more. – Nick Clegg