Who is Theresa May?

Theresa May is now Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

As Home Secretary she led the charge on scrapping the Human Rights Act and was responsible for the xenophobic ‘Go Home’ vans. And, during the Tory leadership contest she has refused to rule out mass-deportation of EU citizens living in the UK, while prioritising Trident renewal – at a whopping cost of £205 billion.

Here’s a quick recap on what she stands for.

• She has failed to set out how, or whether, she’d give effect to what people in Scotland voted for – to protect Scotland from the economic and social harm that will come with leaving the EU. She has said that “Brexit means Brexit” and that “there will be no attempts to remain inside the EU, there will be no attempts to rejoin it by the back door.

• Theresa May refused to rule out mass-deportation of EU citizens living in the UK. When challenged to guarantee that EU citizens living in the UK can stay here following Brexit, Theresa May said only that this would be “part of the negotiation”. The Tories also abstained on a motion, supported by the SNP, calling on the UK Government to commit that “EU nationals currently living in the UK shall have the right to remain.” The motion passed by 245 votes to two.

• Since her leadership bid kicked off, Theresa May has said she’ll prioritise spending £205bn on Trident. She said: “the House of Commons should, before the summer recess, vote on Britain’s next-generation nuclear deterrent – and we should get on with getting it built.”

• As Home Secretary, Theresa May led the charge to scrap the Human Rights Act. It was the Human Rights Act which enabled people to go to court to challenge the Tories’ grossly unfair Bedroom Tax.

• The Home Office, under Theresa May, threatened to deport the Brain family from the Highlands, despite their contribution to the community and a Scotland-wide campaign for them to be given leave to stay.

• Theresa May was also responsible for the introduction of ‘Go Home’ vans and posters. The xenophobic campaign was later scrapped.

• On taking office as Home Secretary, Theresa May scrapped a legal requirement on public bodies to work to address social and economic inequality. She labelled the law “ridiculous”.

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