Difference between revisions of "Theresa May"
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[[Theresa May]] MP is the Secretary of State for the Home Department and Minister for Women and Equality.<ref>[http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/topstorynews/2010/05/her-majestys-government-49840 Her Majesty’s Government], Number10.gov.uk, accessed 12 May 2010.</ref> | [[Theresa May]] MP is the Secretary of State for the Home Department and Minister for Women and Equality.<ref>[http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/topstorynews/2010/05/her-majestys-government-49840 Her Majesty’s Government], Number10.gov.uk, accessed 12 May 2010.</ref> | ||
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| + | On becoming home secretary it was widely reported in the media that May had been educated at a comprehensive school.<ref>BBC News, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/8678271.stm Cameron coalition: Theresa May made home secretary], BBC News, 13-May-2010, Accessed 13-May-2010</ref><ref>PA, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/theresa-may-flies-the-flag-for-women-in-government-1971727.html Theresa May flies the flag for women in Government], ''The Independent'', 12-May-2010</ref><ref> In 2007 [[Peter Hitchens]] disputed this claim: | ||
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| + | :Now, here's the interesting thing. Mrs May joined Holton Grammar at the age of 13 (later than the usual 11) from a private school, in 1969. She then had about two years of grammar school education. And she completed her schooling at a new comprehensive, successfully enough to win a place at St Hugh's, then a women-only college at Oxford. But in 'Dod's Parliamentary Companion', the more detailed 'Who's Who' for MPs, she sums up her secondary schooling as 'Educated at Wheatley Park Comprehensive School'. As you see, it's a lot more complicated than that. And I don't think she needed to use the word 'comprehensive' when describing her school.<ref>Peter Hitchens, [http://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/2007/05/index.html Lessons in Grammar], Daily Mail, 22-May-2007, Accessed 13-May-2010</ref> | ||
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*[[CChange]] - Former Board member | *[[CChange]] - Former Board member | ||
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| + | *Nigel Morris, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/theresa-may-is-surprise-choice-to-be-home-secretary-1972260.html Theresa May is surprise choice to be Home Secretary] ''The Independent'', 13-May-2010, Accessed 13-May-2010 | ||
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==Contact== | ==Contact== | ||
Revision as of 17:24, 13 May 2010
Theresa May MP is the Secretary of State for the Home Department and Minister for Women and Equality.[1]
Contents
Education
On becoming home secretary it was widely reported in the media that May had been educated at a comprehensive school.[2][3]Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
Affiliations
- CChange - Former Board member
Resources
- Nigel Morris, Theresa May is surprise choice to be Home Secretary The Independent, 13-May-2010, Accessed 13-May-2010
Contact
Website: http://www.tmay.co.uk/
Notes
- ↑ Her Majesty’s Government, Number10.gov.uk, accessed 12 May 2010.
- ↑ BBC News, Cameron coalition: Theresa May made home secretary, BBC News, 13-May-2010, Accessed 13-May-2010
- ↑ PA, Theresa May flies the flag for women in Government, The Independent, 12-May-2010
