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Theresa May 'battered and bruised' over EU arrest warrant | Theresa May 'battered and bruised' over EU arrest warrant |
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The Home Secretary Theresa May has said she was left "battered and bruised" after recently denying MPs a vote on the European Arrest Warrant. | |
Speaking to Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, Mrs May suggested she could have handled the situation differently. | Speaking to Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, Mrs May suggested she could have handled the situation differently. |
She denied using "smoke and mirrors" to push the EAW through Parliament. | She denied using "smoke and mirrors" to push the EAW through Parliament. |
Mrs May also tackled rumours she is preparing for a leadership challenge, saying she hoped David Cameron would stay in his job "for a very long time". | Mrs May also tackled rumours she is preparing for a leadership challenge, saying she hoped David Cameron would stay in his job "for a very long time". |
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Mrs May told Desert Island Discs: "I think Parliament was very clear that they wanted a vote on the EAW and maybe if we were starting again we should look at that." | Mrs May told Desert Island Discs: "I think Parliament was very clear that they wanted a vote on the EAW and maybe if we were starting again we should look at that." |
On Wednesday, following a Labour motion, MPs were allowed to vote on the European Arrest Warrant which passed by 421 votes to 29. | |
The measure was part of a package of 35 EU justice powers which the government has opted into. | The measure was part of a package of 35 EU justice powers which the government has opted into. |
MPs were angry last week when they were only permitted to vote on 11 of these 35 powers, despite promises of a complete vote. | MPs were angry last week when they were only permitted to vote on 11 of these 35 powers, despite promises of a complete vote. |
At the time Mrs May said the government had seen the vote as a chance to approve the whole package. | At the time Mrs May said the government had seen the vote as a chance to approve the whole package. |
As well as talking politics, the home secretary offered a rare glimpse into her private life, telling the programme she gets by on five or six hours of sleep a night and that her husband is her "rock". | As well as talking politics, the home secretary offered a rare glimpse into her private life, telling the programme she gets by on five or six hours of sleep a night and that her husband is her "rock". |
She also admitted that her first debate during a school history lesson "started with silence" when she "could not think of a single thing to say". | She also admitted that her first debate during a school history lesson "started with silence" when she "could not think of a single thing to say". |
And, when asked the radio show's famous question of what luxury item she would want to take to a mythical desert island, the fashion-conscious MP opted for a lifetime subscription to Vogue magazine. | And, when asked the radio show's famous question of what luxury item she would want to take to a mythical desert island, the fashion-conscious MP opted for a lifetime subscription to Vogue magazine. |
Listen to Theresa May's Desert Island Discs interview on BBC Radio 4 at 11:15 GMT on Sunday 23 November and 09:00 GMT on Friday 28 November, or on the BBC iPlayer. | Listen to Theresa May's Desert Island Discs interview on BBC Radio 4 at 11:15 GMT on Sunday 23 November and 09:00 GMT on Friday 28 November, or on the BBC iPlayer. |
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