Theresa May MP

Conservative MP for Maidenhead

18 Oct 2021 Obituaries

“We have all lost a friend and Parliament has lost a fine man”. Theresa May pays tribute to Sir David Amess

I cannot imagine the House of Commons without David Amess. For as long as I have been in the House David has been a presence in the Chamber, making us laugh, challenging governments on the issues he cared about and always, always a champion of his constituency.

18 Aug 2021 Defence

Theresa May Says UK's Failure To Support Afghanistan After US Withdrawal is "Incomprehensible"

Theresa May has launched a scathing attack on the Prime Minister over his handling of the Afghanistan crisis and insisted he must face the "consequences" of the Taliban takeover.

13 Jul 2021 Foreign affairs

Boris Johnson's Controversial £4bn Aid Cut Will Go Ahead After Tory Rebellion Fails

Boris Johnson has quelled a Tory rebellion in the Commons, after MPs vote by 333 to 298 to cut foreign aid from 0.7% to 0.5 % of national income.

08 Jun 2021 Foreign affairs

Number 10 Rejects Request For A Binding Vote On Foreign Aid Cut, Swerving A Clash With Tory Rebels

Downing Street has rejected the call for MPs to get a binding vote on £4billion worth of cuts to the foreign aid budget issued by the Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle.

03 Jun 2021 Foreign affairs

Government Is Facing A Major Tory Rebellion Over Foreign Aid Cuts

The government is facing a significant backbench rebellion over their decision to slash the UK's foreign aid budget.

30 Dec 2020 Brexit

MPs Have Backed Boris Johnson's Brexit Trade Deal

MPs have backed Boris Johnson's controversial Brexit trade deal by an overwhelming majority of 521 to just 73.

09 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Theresa May urges bosses not to force domestic abuse victims to work from home amid coronavirus pandemic

Theresa May has urged bosses to consider whether any of their workers might suffer from domestic abuse before making them work from home amid the coronavirus pandemic.

06 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Tory ex-advisers urge Rishi Sunak to scrap fiscal rule and focus on ‘jobs, jobs, jobs’

A host of Conservative former Number 10 and Treasury advisers are urging Rishi Sunak to prioritise saving jobs over “economic orthodoxy” when he unveils extra coronavirus help on Wednesday.

30 Jun 2020 Defence

Theresa May hits out at Boris Johnson for making David Frost national security adviser despite ‘no proven experience’

Former prime minister Theresa May has hit out at Boris Johnson over his decision to appoint David Frost as the new national security adviser.

03 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Theresa May accuses ministers of 'closing off Britain' from rest of the world with quarantine plans

Theresa May has warned the Government that its plan to ask all arrivals to the UK to self-isolate for 14 days will "close Britain off" from the rest of the world.

15 May 2020 Coronavirus

WATCH: Theresa May's coronavirus warning, Rees-Mogg defends back-to-work plan and PM's care home clash: catch up on the Week in Parliament

Catch up on the week in Parliament with our three-minute round-up

06 May 2020 Coronavirus

Theresa May slams ‘incoherent’ global response to coronavirus pandemic

Theresa May has criticised the world's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

03 Apr 2020 Political parties

Tories spent £2.6m on lacklustre European election campaign which saw them pushed into fifth place, new figures show

The Tories spent over £2.6m on their disastrous European election campaign which saw them pushed into a humiliating fifth place finish.

12 Mar 2019 Brexit

READ IN FULL: Theresa May's statement on her Brexit deal changes

Read Theresa May's statement from Strasbourg as she talked up a string of "legally binding" changes to her Brexit deal and said the Government had delivered on the demands of MPs.

11 Feb 2019 Brexit

READ IN FULL: Theresa May's Brexit letter to Jeremy Corbyn

The Prime Minister has responded to Jeremy Corbyn's letter offering Labour support for a Brexit deal if she agrees a string of changes. Read the full reply here.

25 Nov 2018 Brexit

READ IN FULL: 'The British people don't want to spend any more time arguing about Brexit' - Theresa May's summit statement

The Prime Minister made a statement as EU leaders gave the thumbs-up to the Brexit withdrawal agreement and future declaration at a special Brussels summit.

22 Nov 2018 Brexit

READ IN FULL: Theresa May's Downing Street statement as EU and UK agree Brexit political declaration

Theresa May gave a statement on the steps of Number 10 ahead of addressing MPs on the UK's future ties with the EU. Here's the full statement.

14 Apr 2018 Foreign affairs

The Commonwealth can play a key role in addressing the stark challenges we face

From tackling climate change to defending the international order from the threats of terrorism and cyber-attack, the Commonwealth is uniquely placed to play a leading role in addressing the great global challenges of our time, writes Theresa May

28 Nov 2013 Foreign affairs

Time for EU to restrict free movement

Writing exclusively for PoliticsHome's Central Lobby, the Home Secretary welcomes new immigration figures and sets out Government plans to do all it can to discourage immigration from the EU.