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| − | Former [[United Kingdom Independence Party]] leader [[Nigel Farage]] noted in 2017 that May had adopted the exact same political positions as he had a few years earlier.<ref>Merrick, Rob (May 7, 2017). [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/election-latest-nigel-farage-theresa-may-stolen-ukip-policies-brussels-bashing-immigration-a7722346.html Nigel Farage says Theresa May is winning because she has stolen all his policies]. ''The Independent''. Retrieved May 7, 2017.</ref> In her 2017 campaign manifesto, May and the Conservative Party adopted UKIP's EU and immigration policies.<ref>Montgomery, Jack (May 18, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/05/18/may-reveals-polarising-policies-immigration-social-care/ Theresa May Launches Conservative Manifesto: Pledge to Leave EU Single Market, Elderly Care Cost Raid]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 18, 2017.</ref><ref name="RaynerMay2017">Rayner, Gordon (May 18, 2017). [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/18/conservative-manifesto-general-election-2017-key-points-policies/ Conservative manifesto for General Election 2017: Key points, policies and summary]. ''The Telegraph''. Retrieved May 18, 2017.</ref> However, the manifesto also called for some forms of government expansion and additional social spending.<ref name="RaynerMay2017"/><ref>Edmunds, Donna Rachel (May 18, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/05/18/conservatives-social-policy-biggest-stealth-tax-history/ Conservatives’ Social Policy is ‘Biggest Stealth Tax in History’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 18, 2017.</ref> Additionally, the manifesto rejected individualism and "untrammeled free markets", and May rejected statements that she was like former Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]] or that she would "drift to the Right."<ref>Hughes, Laura (May 18, 2017). [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/18/general-election-2017-latest-news-polls-analysis/ Theresa May rejects Margaret Thatcher comparisons and says her government 'will not drift to the right']. ''The Telegraph''. Retrieved May 18, 2017.</ref> Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne wrote an editorial at the time of the manifesto's release stating that Conservative Party leadership never intended to keep its current and previous immigration reduction promises.<ref>Montgomery, Jack (May 17, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/05/17/osborne-boasts-tories-never-intended-keep-immigration-promises/ Osborne Boasts Tories Never Intended to Keep Immigration Promises in Shock Editorial]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 18, 2017.</ref> | + | Former [[United Kingdom Independence Party]] leader [[Nigel Farage]] noted in 2017 that May had adopted the exact same political positions as he had a few years earlier.<ref>Merrick, Rob (May 7, 2017). [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/election-latest-nigel-farage-theresa-may-stolen-ukip-policies-brussels-bashing-immigration-a7722346.html Nigel Farage says Theresa May is winning because she has stolen all his policies]. ''The Independent''. Retrieved May 7, 2017.</ref> In her 2017 campaign manifesto, May and the Conservative Party adopted UKIP's EU and immigration policies.<ref>Montgomery, Jack (May 18, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/05/18/may-reveals-polarising-policies-immigration-social-care/ Theresa May Launches Conservative Manifesto: Pledge to Leave EU Single Market, Elderly Care Cost Raid]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 18, 2017.</ref><ref name="RaynerMay2017">Rayner, Gordon (May 18, 2017). [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/18/conservative-manifesto-general-election-2017-key-points-policies/ Conservative manifesto for General Election 2017: Key points, policies and summary]. ''The Telegraph''. Retrieved May 18, 2017.</ref> However, the manifesto also called for some forms of government expansion and additional social spending.<ref name="RaynerMay2017"/><ref>Edmunds, Donna Rachel (May 18, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/05/18/conservatives-social-policy-biggest-stealth-tax-history/ Conservatives’ Social Policy is ‘Biggest Stealth Tax in History’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 18, 2017.</ref> Additionally, the manifesto rejected individualism and "untrammeled free markets", and May rejected statements that she was like former Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]] or that she would "drift to the Right."<ref>Hughes, Laura (May 18, 2017). [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/18/general-election-2017-latest-news-polls-analysis/ Theresa May rejects Margaret Thatcher comparisons and says her government 'will not drift to the right']. ''The Telegraph''. Retrieved May 18, 2017.</ref> Former Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne wrote an editorial at the time of the manifesto's release stating that Conservative Party leadership never intended to keep its current and previous immigration reduction promises.<ref>Montgomery, Jack (May 17, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/05/17/osborne-boasts-tories-never-intended-keep-immigration-promises/ Osborne Boasts Tories Never Intended to Keep Immigration Promises in Shock Editorial]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 18, 2017.</ref> |
===May and LGBT rights=== | ===May and LGBT rights=== | ||
Revision as of 18:53, May 18, 2017
| Theresa May | |
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| 76th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
| Term of office July 13, 2016 - present | |
| Political party | Conservative Party |
| Preceded by | David Cameron |
| Born | October 1, 1956 Eastbourne |
| Spouse | Philip May |
| Religion | Anglican |
Theresa May (Born October 1, 1956) is Prime Minister of the UK and leader of the Conservative Party. She replaces David Cameron after he announced his retirement following the Brexit campaign. [1] From 2010 until becoming Prime Minister she was the Home Secretary, in which role she supported the introduction of same-sex "marriage" in the United Kingdom.[2]
In March 2017, after a deadly major Islamic terrorist attack in Westminster, May refused to admit that the attack was actually Islamic and called Islam a "great faith" — overlooking key facts about Islam.[3]
May officially initiated Brexit on March 29, 2017, when she triggered Article 50 and begun the two-year negotiations process to withdraw from the European Union. [4][5]
Early life
She was born in Eastbourne, Sussex, the only child of Zaidee Mary and Hubert Brasier.
Political positions
Former United Kingdom Independence Party leader Nigel Farage noted in 2017 that May had adopted the exact same political positions as he had a few years earlier.[6] In her 2017 campaign manifesto, May and the Conservative Party adopted UKIP's EU and immigration policies.[7][8] However, the manifesto also called for some forms of government expansion and additional social spending.[8][9] Additionally, the manifesto rejected individualism and "untrammeled free markets", and May rejected statements that she was like former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher or that she would "drift to the Right."[10] Former Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne wrote an editorial at the time of the manifesto's release stating that Conservative Party leadership never intended to keep its current and previous immigration reduction promises.[11]
May and LGBT rights
In the past, Theresa May voted against equalising the age of consent for same-sex interactions, voted twice against permitting same-sex couples to jointly adopt children, and voted against a bill that would repeal Section 28, an education regulation that forbid teachers to speak about homosexuality at all unless it was related to STDs.[12]
May and religion
To the dismay of many secularists, and causing much controversy in the United Kingdom, May said that "God helps me make many difficult decisions", particularly relating to Brexit[13].
May and privacy law
May's Investigatory Powers Act was signed into law in December 2016, which requires all internet service providers (ISPs) to store every IP's internet history in the United Kingdom. This information can then be accessed via warrants issued by a special Investigatory Powers Commissioner or the courts.[14][15]
See also
References
- ↑ New British PM kills climate change agency, Washington Examiner, July 15, 2016
- ↑ Theresa May used Europe to push through gay marriage, The Telegraph, July 16, 2016
- ↑ Deacon, Liam (March 23, 2017). Theresa May says ‘Islamist’ Westminster Attack ‘Not Islamic’. Breitbart News. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ↑ Suarez Sang, Lucia I. (March 29, 2017). Brexit triggered: UK prime minister sends letter to European Union to begin divorce. Fox News. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- ↑ TRIGGERED: Britain Invokes Article 50 to Begin Brexit Process. Breitbart News. March 29, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- ↑ Merrick, Rob (May 7, 2017). Nigel Farage says Theresa May is winning because she has stolen all his policies. The Independent. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ↑ Montgomery, Jack (May 18, 2017). Theresa May Launches Conservative Manifesto: Pledge to Leave EU Single Market, Elderly Care Cost Raid. Breitbart News. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Rayner, Gordon (May 18, 2017). Conservative manifesto for General Election 2017: Key points, policies and summary. The Telegraph. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ↑ Edmunds, Donna Rachel (May 18, 2017). Conservatives’ Social Policy is ‘Biggest Stealth Tax in History’. Breitbart News. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ↑ Hughes, Laura (May 18, 2017). Theresa May rejects Margaret Thatcher comparisons and says her government 'will not drift to the right'. The Telegraph. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ↑ Montgomery, Jack (May 17, 2017). Osborne Boasts Tories Never Intended to Keep Immigration Promises in Shock Editorial. Breitbart News. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ↑ https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/10426/theresa_may/maidenhead/divisions?policy=826
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/27/theresa-may-says-christian-faith-helps-make-difficult-decisions/
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/19/extreme-surveillance-becomes-uk-law-with-barely-a-whimper
- ↑ http://www.fintech.finance/01-news/using-the-internet-against-you/