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| Theresa May tells Vogue about 'gentleman' Donald Trump | Theresa May tells Vogue about 'gentleman' Donald Trump |
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| Theresa May insists Donald Trump was "being a gentleman" when he held her hand during her US visit shortly after he became 45th president. | Theresa May insists Donald Trump was "being a gentleman" when he held her hand during her US visit shortly after he became 45th president. |
| In an interview with the style magazine American Vogue, she says: "We were about to walk down a ramp, and he said it might be a bit awkward." | In an interview with the style magazine American Vogue, she says: "We were about to walk down a ramp, and he said it might be a bit awkward." |
| Asked what she made of Mr Trump, she adds: "I like to think we got on." | Asked what she made of Mr Trump, she adds: "I like to think we got on." |
| Mrs May also admits that at home she cooks and her husband Philip, a banker, loads the dishwasher. | Mrs May also admits that at home she cooks and her husband Philip, a banker, loads the dishwasher. |
| In the wide-ranging article, the prime minister appears in a series of photographs by Annie Leibovitz and answers questions on a variety of issues, including the constant comparison between her and the only other British female PM, Margaret Thatcher. | In the wide-ranging article, the prime minister appears in a series of photographs by Annie Leibovitz and answers questions on a variety of issues, including the constant comparison between her and the only other British female PM, Margaret Thatcher. |
| "There can only ever be one Margaret Thatcher," she says. "I'm Theresa May. I do things my way." | "There can only ever be one Margaret Thatcher," she says. "I'm Theresa May. I do things my way." |
| Asked what she made of Donald Trump during their first meeting in Washington DC visit in January, Mrs May said: "I like to think we got on. | Asked what she made of Donald Trump during their first meeting in Washington DC visit in January, Mrs May said: "I like to think we got on. |
| "I mean, obviously he has, uh... it was a stunning election victory, in that he's someone who has not been involved in politics." | "I mean, obviously he has, uh... it was a stunning election victory, in that he's someone who has not been involved in politics." |
| Pressed on whether she confronted the president about his comments about women, which she had previously described as "unacceptable", she replied: "Well, I don't... We don't comment on private conversations that take place. | Pressed on whether she confronted the president about his comments about women, which she had previously described as "unacceptable", she replied: "Well, I don't... We don't comment on private conversations that take place. |
| "All I would say is, I've been very clear: I'm not afraid to raise issues and the nature of the relationship is such that we should be able to be frank and open with each other." | "All I would say is, I've been very clear: I'm not afraid to raise issues and the nature of the relationship is such that we should be able to be frank and open with each other." |
| In the interview, journalist Gaby Wood asks Mrs May, an only child, about her marriage to Philip, which took place shortly before both her parents died. | |
| "I've been fortunate that he's been very supportive of me," she said. They have known each other so long "there's something, which is the bond between you, that develops over time." | |
| On not having a family of her own, she comments: "Look, it's one of those things. We didn't have children. You just get on with life." | |
| She says at home she enjoys cooking, but has been amazed to discover her husband is a dab hand at mushroom risotto. "We have a very good system," she says. "I cook, and he puts everything in the dishwasher." | |
| Trouser-gate | |
| Asked what the couple argue about, she remarks: "Do you know, I think we argue about the same things that most people argue about - like, who has the remote? And what we're watching tonight. His history programme? No - [the American TV drama] NCIS." | |
| Mrs May says "it's a great honour" to be prime minister, and answers brusquely about whether she feels the need to be liked. "It's not a popularity stakes, being prime minister. I think what's important is for people to feel that I'm delivering for them." | |
| She admits she did vote to remain in the EU referendum, but insists "what's important is that the country feels, I think, that it wants to come together". | |
| Asked if she was surprised about the media storm surrounding her decision to wear a pair of leather trousers worth almost £1,000 in an interview with a Sunday newspaper magazine, she said: "Look, throughout my political career, people have commented on what I wear - that's just something that happens and you accept that. | |
| "But it doesn't stop me from going out and enjoying fashion - and I also think it's important to be able to show that a woman can do a job like this and still be interested in clothes." |