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This speech was delivered on 5 November 2010. The speech is checked against delivery (content considered political has been removed).
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
In first major speech on immigration, the Home Secretary has committed to shaking up government policy, managing numbers in the economy’s interest, and ensuring only the brightest and the best can come to the UK.
A court has upheld Theresa May’s decision to bar controversial Muslim public speaker from the country.
The government has today banned the importation of a drug found in some samples of so-called legal high Ivory Wave.
This picture of man squeezed in a coach engine shows the desperate measures people take to try to get into the UK.
Find out the latest position on the Glasgow-born systems administrator's extradition case.
The government today banned the importation of a new psychoactive drug found in some samples of the so-called 'legal high' brand Ivory Wave.
Minister for Crime Prevention James Brokenshire will attend the Justice and Home Affairs Council on 8 and 9 November in Brussels…
Damian Green responds to claims made by the Home Affairs Select Committee on long-term migrants entering the UK.
The Home Secretary made her first major speech on counter-terrorism saying tough decisions will be taken to protect the British public.
This speech was to the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) on 3 November 2010. The version here is as written, rather than as delivered.
The French and British governments confirmed their commitment to work closely over illegal migration and abuse of the asylum system.
Theresa May has told the House of Commons that all aspects of air freight security will now be reviewed.
UK Border Agency officers have found more than one million cigarettes inside concrete blocks.
Theresa May, who chaired a meeting of COBR earlier, has made a further statement on a package found at East Midlands airport yesterday.
A decision to award a new contract for escorting people detained by the UK Border Agency has been made today.
The UK is working closely with international colleagues after a suspect package was discovered at East Midlands airport.
Figures showing the number of drug seizures and the quantities taken off the streets and intercepted at the border were published today.
Research out today looks at jobs being done by people in the UK with highly skilled work visas.
Theresa May joins public in wearing pink to help raise money for breast cancer research.
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