Theresa May Quotes

I know what we need to get done to leave the E.U. in a smooth fashion - and I also know that we do not need is a lengthy extension.

The function of parliament is to hold the executive to account. We should never overlook the primacy of parliament.

I've been clear that Brexit means Brexit.

Neither we nor our European friends need prolonged uncertainty, and not everything needs to be negotiated before Article 50 is triggered and the exit process is concluded.

In Westminster, I make sure I maximise my ability to represent my constituents. I can do that in a variety of ways: by asking written questions or questions in the House of Commons, through the scrutiny of bills and by sitting on the environmental audit select committee every week, as well as other committees.

No minister should be able to whisk through Parliament agreements that are negotiated behind closed doors.

The public treasure has been duly applied to the uses to which it was appropriated by Parliament, and regular accounts have been annually laid before Parliament, of every article of expense.

Oppositions are not there to get legislation through. Oppositions are there to hold the government to account.

My view is the questions in Parliament should be the questions that people out there want asked.

The duty of an Opposition is to oppose.

I have been instructed by cabinet and caucus members at our last secret meeting that we need more openness in government, but, like, not too much.

If certain selected bodies of men, deputed on these principles, determine contrary to the wishes and expectations of their constituents, the people have an undoubted right to reject their decisions, to call for a revision of their conduct, to depute others in their room, or if they think proper, to demand further time for deliberation on matters of the greatest moment: …

Question Period is not part of the legislative process, and has nothing to do with it. It is a means of monitoring the Executive that the Government cannot evade.

If we do not elect a national legislature that will hold Obama accountable, he and his radical cohorts will destroy the tree of liberty. Just mark my words.

Only the U.K. can trigger Article 50. And in my judgement, we should only do that when there is a clear view about what new arrangements we are seeking with our European neighbours.

I fear a very hard Brexit, but I hope we will find a better solution.

Serving in the U.S. Congress is about much more than voting on bills. It is about taking on the corporate bullies that taint our democratic process and pushing back when the system is broken.

Notice of leaving the E.U. under Article 50, for which most of us voted, provides a mechanism for extending the negotiating period by agreement if this is necessary. It is not to undermine Brexit to insist it is carried out correctly.

Theresa May... is ideally placed to implement Brexit on the best possible terms for the British people, and she has promised she will do so.

We need to underline the need for Britain to depart from the European Union in an orderly fashion.

We are absolutely going to make sure Paul Ryan is being held accountable to the people.

To deliver a smooth, orderly Brexit, we must build a majority for a deal.

We want councillors and MPs to be more closely involved in housing issues because this will help to strengthen local democracy and accountability.

Parliamentary obstructionism should be avoided. It is a weapon to be used in the rarest of the rare cases. Parliamentary accountability is as important as parliamentary debate. Both must coexist.

I actually think this whole Brexit thing in the U.K. was a welcome example of being straightforward. With the candidates pulling out quickly, there's no stringing the people along.