Theresa May

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Theresa May
Theresa May UK.jpg
76th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Term of office
July 13, 2016 - July 24, 2019
Political party Conservative Party
Preceded by David Cameron
Succeeded by Boris Johnson
Born October 1, 1956
Eastbourne
Spouse Philip May
Religion Anglican

Theresa May (born October 1, 1956) was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the Conservative Party from 2016 to 2019. She became Prime Minister without leading her party to victory in a general election. Instead, she won the Conservative Party leadership contest triggered by David Cameron's resignation in the aftermath of his defeat in the Brexit referendum.[1] From 2010 until becoming Prime Minister, she served as the Home Secretary.

Although she served as the Conservative Party's leader, her policies while in office, dating back to her position as Home Secretary under Cameron (see below), actually gave her more in common with liberal public officials who embraced those same positions, effectively making her a CINO (Conservative in Name Only), or a TINO (Tory in Name Only). As the chairwoman of the party, May openly advocated taking a more liberal and globalist stance.[2]

Early life[edit]

May was born in Eastbourne, Sussex, the only child of Zaidee Mary and Hubert Brasier.

Premiership[edit]

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.[3][4] May's government rejected calls from conservatives for a law protecting free speech and ending existing restrictions on it.[5] Instead, the government pursued policies restricting free speech.[6] It also caved to left-wing environmentalist activists.[7] In 2019, May asked a Chinese company to establish a 5G network, raising serious security concerns.[8] In July 2019, May rejected a U.S. offer to protect British shipping in the Persian Gulf because she did not want to "upset" both the EU and Iran – that same month, the Iranian government hijacked two British boats in the Gulf.[9]

2017 general election[edit]

For the election results, see House of Commons (UK). Due to several blunders made during the campaign,[10][11] May's Conservative Party lost seats in a snap election she chose to hold in order to gain power, resulting in a hung parliament.[12] As the Conservative Party remained the party with the most seats, May decided to seek a governing agreement with the right-wing, socially conservative Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).[13][14] The two parties signed the agreement[15] on June 26, 2017.[16][17][18]

Brexit[edit]

May became Prime Minister despite voting against Brexit. Through several poor decisions and by taking weak positions,[19] May severely weakened the UK's position in negotiations by July 2018 and threatened the realization of the 2016 referendum.[20]

In July 2018, May and her cabinet agreed to a very weak negotiating position that would leave the country under the European Court of Justice, effectively in the single market, and under the jurisdiction of many of the EU's regulations.[21] Anti-Brexit Europhiles applauded the negotiating position.[22] In opposition to such a weak agreement, several of her pro-sovereignty ministers resigned,[23][24] including Brexit Minister David Davis[25] and Foreign Minister Boris Johnson.[26] Several other officials also resigned.[27] Pro-"Remain" officials in May's government consolidated their influence over the exit negotiations.[28][29]

Not only was May a weak negotiator, but she also advocated for a bad deal. For example, she requested that a "backstop" be added to the final Brexit deal that would keep the UK in the customs union with no exit.[30] The proposed agreement she reached with the EU in November 2018 would have hurt the UK's sovereignty.[31]

By November 2018, May saw the most ministers resign during her first two years in office compared to every other prime minister since at least the 1980s.[32]

In March 2019, May proposed delaying Brexit despite previously stating over 100 times that Brexit would occur on schedule.[33] May's government reportedly blocked "no-deal" Brexit plans in the case that a satisfactory deal with the EU could not be reached.[34]

May's weakness in delivering Brexit can be explained in the fact that she did not truly believe in it in the first place.[35]

Resignation[edit]

On May 24, 2019, May finally announced she would resign, after having poorly negotiated and unsuccessfully trying several times to pass her own version of "Brexit."[36]

Despite originally promising to enact a "no deal" Brexit if the only alternative were a bad deal, May reportedly promised to help block the former after resigning.[37]

May was replaced as Prime Minister by Boris Johnson, who took a stronger stance on Brexit.

Political positions[edit]

Prof. Joseph Mifsud with Theresa May. According to American mainstream media, the Obama intelligence community, and Robert Mueller, Mifsud is a Russian agent who colluded with the 2016 Trump campaign; Mifsud has worked with NATO and UK intelligence services for many years. Mifsud's was not arrested by James Comey's FBI while in Washington DC as an honored speaker at a US State Department conference in February 2017.

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.[38] In her 2017 campaign manifesto, May and the Conservative Party adopted some of UKIP's EU and immigration policies.[39][40] However, the manifesto also called for some forms of government expansion and additional social spending,[40][41] and the manifesto contained several worrisome pledges for conservatives and proponents of Brexit.[42] 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."[43] 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.[44]

In August 2018, May endorsed South Africa's racist[45] land confiscation policy.[46] She ordered her party's MEPs to distance themselves from Hungary's conservative prime minister Viktor Orbán after they unanimously voted against imposing sanctions on Hungary.[47] She has attacked nationalism in favor of globalism[48] and has attacked conservative-nationalists and a "Hard" Brexit.[49]

Islamic terrorism[edit]

In March 2017, after a deadly major Islamic terrorist attack in Westminster, May refused to admit that the attack was actually Islamist terrorism and called Islam a "great faith" — overlooking key facts about Islam.[50]

May harshly criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for sharing videos on Twitter that depicted Muslims attacking people and committing vandalism — in response, President Trump said to May "don’t focus on me, focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United Kingdom."[51][52] Six days later, British security services stopped an Islamist plot to assassinate May.[53]

Homosexuality and gender-confusion[edit]

In the past, Theresa May voted against equalising the age of consent for same-sex interactions, voted twice against permitting homosexual 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.[54] However, she supported the introduction of same-sex "marriage" in the United Kingdom during the premiership of David Cameron.[55]

In February 2018, in a response to a Christian organization's petition to ban sex-change operations for minors, May's government endorsed those very same practices.[56]

Abortion[edit]

May celebrated the result of a May 2018 referendum in Ireland which legalized abortion in the country, calling it "an impressive show of democracy."[57][58] However, she stated that Northern Ireland's own pro-life laws would be up to its citizens to repeal, rather than the central government,[59][60] despite caving to pressure and voicing support for abortion.[61]

Climate change[edit]

Shortly after becoming Prime Minister, May abolished a climate change agency.[62] However, May is a supporter of the Paris climate agreement and indirectly attacked U.S. President Donald Trump for choosing to leave the agreement.[63]

May and religion[edit]

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.[64]

Law and order[edit]

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.[65][66]

Immigration[edit]

In a 2017 speech at the United Nations, May spoke sympathetically about immigration to Europe from the Middle East.[63] Despite this, she refused to give asylum to a Pakistani Christian woman accused of "blasphemy" to avoid upsetting Britain's Muslims.[67]

Trade[edit]

May supports free trade and has attacked protectionism, such as that promoted by the Trump Administration.[63]

Israel[edit]

May criticized U.S. President Trump for recognizing Jerusalem as the capital city of Israel.[68]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Tory leadership contest: How Theresa May's victory over Andrea Leadsom unfolded, The Telegraph, July 11, 2016
  2. ↑ Davies, Andrew (June 16, 2019). The Conservative race is on and Brexit is winning. The Washington Times. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ TRIGGERED: Britain Invokes Article 50 to Begin Brexit Process. Breitbart News. March 29, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  5. ↑ Montgomery, Jack (January 28, 2018). Tory Government REJECTS Petition for a Free Speech Act. Breitbart News. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  6. ↑ Friedman, Victoria (February 5, 2018). ‘Intimidating’ Politicians and Campaigners to Be Criminalised by May Government. Breitbart News. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  7. ↑ Delingpole, James (April 28, 2019). Delingpole: May’s Fake Tory Government Caves to Anti-Fracking Loons. Breitbart News. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  8. ↑ Davies, Andrew (April 30, 2019). Choosing China and bungling Brexit, May is losing confidence on all sides. Washington Examiner. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  9. ↑ Montgomery, Jack (July 22, 2019). When Virtue-signalling Goes Wrong: May Turned Down Trump Offer to Protect UK Ships to Please EU. Breitbart News. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
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  10. ↑ Barone, Michael (June 9, 2017). Barone: Breaking down Theresa May's disastrous night. Washington Examiner. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  11. ↑ Dickson, Annabelle (June 9, 2017). 8 election blunders that cost Theresa May her majority. Politico. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  12. ↑ UK election: Theresa May to ask queen permission to form government despite losing majority. Fox News. June 9, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  13. ↑ Kassam, Raheem (June 9, 2017). The Silver Lining? A Tory-DUP Alliance Will Remind the Tories What Conservatism Is Supposed to Look Like. Breitbart News. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  14. ↑ Horton, Helena (June 9, 2017). 7 things you didn't know about the DUP. The Telegraph. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  15. ↑ Tory-DUP deal: The agreement in full. The Telegraph. June 26, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  16. ↑ Montgomery, Jack (June 26, 2017). DUP Triumphant: Tories Forced to Protect Pensions Triple Lock and Commit to Armed Forces Covenant. Breitbart News. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  17. ↑ Conservatives agree pact with DUP to support May government. BBC News. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  18. ↑ Kirka, Danica; Katz, Gregory (June 26, 2017). UK's May makes deal she needs to govern, but critics abound. Fox News (from the Associated Press). Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  19. ↑ Davies, Andrew (April 22, 2019). The great Brexit con. Washington Examiner. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  20. ↑ Friedman, Victoria (July 11, 2018). Concessions, Threats, No Confidence: Five Ways ‘Zombie May’ Bungled Brexit. Breitbart News. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
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  21. ↑ Montgomery, Jack (July 6, 2018). TOTAL CAPITULATION: May Proposes Sub-Norway Brexit Deal – Concedes on Goods, Rules, EU Court, and More. Breitbart News. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  22. ↑ Friedman, Victoria (July 9, 2018). Remainers Congratulate May’s Brexit Betrayal. Breitbart News. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  23. ↑ Piper, Elizabeth; James, William; MacAskill, Andrew (July 8, 2018). British eurosceptic ministers quit in blow to May's Brexit plan. Reuters. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  24. ↑ Murphy, James (July 10, 2018). U.K. Government Reels in the Wake of Brexit-related Resignations. The New American. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  25. ↑ Multiple references: See also:
  26. ↑ Lane, Oliver JJ (July 9, 2018). British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson Resigns Government Amid Brexit Rebellion. Breitbart News. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
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  27. ↑ Multiple references:
  28. ↑ Deacon, Liam (July 17, 2018). Power Grab: May’s Brexit Bureaucrat Purges 50 Brexit Department Staff. Breitbart News. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  29. ↑ Deacon, Liam (July 24, 2018). PM’s Bureaucrats Officially Take Charge of Brexit Talks, Brexit Department Snubbed. Breitbart News. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  30. ↑ Deacon, Liam (November 19, 2018). Revealed: May Requested Brexit Customs Union ‘Backstop’ With No Exit, Not EU. Breitbart News. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  31. ↑ Jasper, William F. (December 22, 2018). Theresa May’s Brexit Betrayal — Why Her “Deal” Has Britain In Turmoil. The New American. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  32. ↑ Webber, Esther (November 15, 2018). Ratcheting up: 20 ministers quit under May . . . and counting. The Times. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
  33. ↑ Lane, Oliver JJ (March 20, 2019). After Promising Brexit on March 29th 108 Times, May Now Requests Delay to June. Breitbart News. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  34. ↑ Friedman, Victoria (August 6, 2019). No.10 Aide: Remainer Former Chancellor Blocked No-Deal Brexit Plans. Breitbart News. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
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  35. ↑ Sloan, Kelly (May 30, 2019). Theresa May's great Brexit mistake. Washington Examiner. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  36. ↑ Multiple references: See also:
  37. ↑ Friedman, Victoria (June 16, 2019). Report: Theresa May Vows to Block No Deal Brexit by Aligning with Tory Remainers. Breitbart News. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
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  38. ↑ 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.
  39. ↑ 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.
  40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 Rayner, Gordon (May 18, 2017). Conservative manifesto for General Election 2017: Key points, policies and summary. The Telegraph. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  41. ↑ Edmunds, Donna Rachel (May 18, 2017). Conservatives’ Social Policy is ‘Biggest Stealth Tax in History’. Breitbart News. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  42. ↑ Edmunds, Donna Rachel (May 18, 2017). Top 7 Conservative Manifesto Pledges to Worry Brexiteers. Breitbart News. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  43. ↑ 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.
  44. ↑ Montgomery, Jack (May 17, 2017). Osborne Boasts Tories Never Intended to Keep Immigration Promises in Shock Editorial. Breitbart News. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  45. ↑ Newman, Alex (July 25, 2018). Amid Racist Land Grabs, Obama Praises South African Strongman. The New American. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  46. ↑ Tomlinson, Chris (August 28, 2018). Theresa May Announces Support For South African ‘No Compensation’ Land Reform. Breitbart News. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  47. ↑ Friedman, Victoria (September 14, 2018). Downing Street Orders Tories to Distance Themselves from Orban. Breitbart News. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  48. ↑ James, William (September 26, 2018). UK PM May challenges Trump with defense of multilateralism. Reuters. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  49. ↑ Multiple references:
  50. ↑ Deacon, Liam (March 23, 2017). Theresa May says ‘Islamist’ Westminster Attack ‘Not Islamic’. Breitbart News. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  51. ↑ Emanuel, Louis; Allen, Nick; Sabur, Rozina; Henderson, Barney (November 30, 2017). Donald Trump hits back at Theresa May after re-tweeting British far-Right group's anti-Muslim videos. The Telegraph. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  52. ↑ Kassam, Raheem (December 6, 2017). Kassam: 6 Days Ago Trump Told the UK to Focus on Radical Islam. Now, After A Plot to Kill the Prime Minister, They’re Still Blaming Him. Breitbart News. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  53. ↑ Kew, Ben (December 5, 2017). Security Services Foil Islamist Plot to Blow Up Downing Street, Kill Theresa May. Breitbart News. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  54. ↑ https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/10426/theresa_may/maidenhead/divisions?policy=826
  55. ↑ Theresa May used Europe to push through gay marriage, The Telegraph, July 16, 2016
  56. ↑ Deacon, Liam (February 21, 2018). May Govt Backs Sex-Change Treatment for Under 16s, Snubs Christian Group. Breitbart News. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  57. ↑ Childless Emmanuel Macron, Theresa May Celebrate Pro-Abortion Vote in Ireland. Breitbart News. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  58. ↑ Hughes, David; Doyle, Kevin (May 27, 2018). Theresa May congratulates Irish people as pressure grows to liberalise abortion laws in Northern Ireland. Independent.ie. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  59. ↑ https://www.ft.com/content/b4b56ee8-61b1-11e8-90c2-9563a0613e56
  60. ↑ MacAskill, Andrew (May 27, 2018). Britain's May refuses to relax Northern Ireland abortion rules. Reuters. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  61. ↑ Wheaton, Sarah (June 8, 2018). Theresa May voices backing for abortion rights. Politico. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  62. ↑ New British PM kills climate change agency, Washington Examiner, July 15, 2016
  63. ↑ 63.0 63.1 63.2 Multiple references:
  64. ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/27/theresa-may-says-christian-faith-helps-make-difficult-decisions/
  65. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/19/extreme-surveillance-becomes-uk-law-with-barely-a-whimper
  66. ↑ http://www.fintech.finance/01-news/using-the-internet-against-you/
  67. ↑ Montgomery, Jack (November 25, 2018). Theresa May Refuses Asylum for Pakistani Christian Hunted by Lynch Mobs to Appease British Muslims. Breitbart News. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  68. ↑ Tomlinson, Chris (December 6, 2017). Saboteur May Flakes on Israel Support, Opens Up ANOTHER Front With Trump’s America (Which Britain Needs a Trade Deal With). Breitbart News. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
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