Prime Minister Theresa May faced one of the most difficult questions of her election campaign this week - and it didn't exactly go her way.

In an interview with Julie Etchingham, the Prime Minister was asked to share the naughtiest thing she's ever done.

You could almost hear the cogs whirring round her brain. If she said she'd never done anything naughty, nobody would believe her. Even she admitted nobody's perfect all of the time.

But if she told us something truly naughty, would it be enough to lose her the election?

After some hesitation, she settled on something nobody expected to hear - because it's the most boring answer ever.

Theresa May imagined running through a field of wheat

"I have to confess, when me and my friend, sort of, used to run through the fields of wheat, the farmers weren’t too pleased about that," she said.

She's since been relentlessly mocked on social media. But it's not quite true, is it Theresa? That's not really the naughtiest thing you've ever done...

1. Police cuts

As Home Secretary, Theresa May oversaw the slashing of around 20,000 officers from our police forces since 2010.

Senior cops believe neighbourhood policing teams generate crucial intelligence as the “eyes and ears” in communities.

But their numbers were drastically reduced during May's Home Office stint.

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In 2015 she was warned by a Greater Manchester Police officer that cuts to forces were putting the public at risk and leaving them without the intelligence which would help them prevent terror attacks.

The award-winning officer in question, Inspector Damian O’Reilly, had quit the police because he could no longer cope with the government's policies.

2. Snooping on your e-mails, texts and internet history

The Investigatory Powers Bill - dubbed the snoopers' charter - hands the police and security services wide ranging powers to hack phones and snoop on the web-browsing histories of ordinary people.

Theresa May claimed the measures in the bill are essential to keep the British people safe from terrorists, paedophiles and serious criminals.

Theresa May laughing in the House of Commons

But critics say the powers it would grant to government, police and security agencies licence them to invade the privacy of anyone in the country with little oversight to whether the snooping is justified.

3. School cuts

Teaching unions have accused Theresa May of leaving Britain’s state education system on the brink of collapse with planned cuts.

More than 500 heads are so angry with the PM’s wilful destruction of schools they have written her an open letter demanding she scrap her £3billion cuts plan, fearing it will put the futures of millions of pupils in jeopardy.

Headteachers aren't happy with May

The Prime Minister added extra funds in her manifesto to help schools losing out from changes to her funding formula. But campaigners say in real terms many will still lose out.

4. U-turns

Theresa May has made so many U-turns since she became Prime Minister, we're not quite sure how she knows which direction she's heading in.

How can we trust the Tory leader to fulfil any of her promises if there's a chance she might change her mind in a few weeks' time?

As Home Secretary, May publicly campaigned to remain in the European Union ahead of the referendum last June, saying Brexit would risk "Britain’s future. Our influence around the world. Our security. And our prosperity".

In her Article 50 statement this year, she said: "...leaving the European Union... is this generation’s chance to shape a brighter future for our country."

"I want us to be a secure, prosperous, tolerant country."

She also repeatedly said she was not going to call a general election because we needed 'stability' during Brexit.

As we all know, she then called a general election.

5. Dementia tax

While we're on the subject of U-turns, let's talk about the 'dementia tax'.

In May's Tory manifesto, the Conservatives said they would let Brits have £100,000 of assets before they had to pay for care, up from £23,250.

But thousands more people - including those who have care in their own home - have to count their house among those assets for the first time.

May has since U-turned on the policy, introducing a cap not mentioned in the manifesto

That means thousands more people face selling off the family home after they die.

May and the Tories later made a U-turn and announced that there would be a cap - even though they can't say exactly what that cap will be and there was no mention of it in the manifesto.

6. Pledged to bring back fox-hunting

The 2004 Hunting Act banned the use of dogs to hunt wild mammals - including foxes, deer, hares - but is commonly known as a fox hunting ban.

May recently revealed she's a fan of the cruel bloodsport - even though she's never actually done it.

And last month on the election campaign she confirmed she would hold a vote on scrapping the ban.

Protest march to Downing Street to oppose Theresa May's commitment to hold a free vote on the repeal of the Hunting Act

"As it happens personally I have always been in favour of fox hunting and we maintain our commitment - we have had a commitment previously as a Conservative Party - to allow a free vote," she told a reporter.

7. Boasted about NHS funding while cutting social care budget

The first few months of 2017 were dominated by an issue that's been coming down the pipe for years - social care cuts.

Theresa May had boasted she was giving the NHS £10billion of extra cash.

But at the same time councils were having their funds slashed. This matters because they look after the over-burdened social care system for the elderly and infirm.

Experts said more than half the £10bn was being swallowed up by hospital beds filled with vulnerable people with nowhere to go.

NHS workers say Theresa May's government has not done enough

Overall 'real terms' spending has plummeted 8.4% since the Tories took power, the House of Commons Library said.

Only after months of pressure did Chancellor Philip Hammond announce a £2bn fund in his 2017 Budget, but charities said it still wouldn't be enough.

8. Planned to scrap the Human Rights Act

Tories have had a plan to scrap the Human Rights Act since 2010.

The Act protects your right to life, freedom of expression and religion, and education - as well as protecting you from slavery, torture and unreasonable bosses.

Campaigners fear allowing the government of the day to pick and choose which rights they want to protect would let the Tories weaken rights if they become inconvenient.

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Yesterday she confirmed she still has human rights in her line of fire but insisted it's all about the fight against terror.

"And if human rights laws get in the way of [prosecuting terrorists], we will change those laws to make sure we can do them.

"If I am elected as Prime Minister on Thursday, I can tell you that this vital work begins on Friday."

9. 'Lying' about Labour policy

While appearing on a BBC Question Time Leaders' Special last week, Theresa May was asked if she could be trusted, given her "track record of broken promises".

Mrs May responded with a lengthy speech about her own contributions to law enforcement, then turned to attacking Diane Abbott, Labour's Shadow Home Secretary.

May appeared on Question Time alongside Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn

She said: "I made sure we kept the records of criminals and terrorists on the DNA database whereas Diane Abbott actually wants to wipe them clean. I don’t think that’s a good idea. “

Abbott was quick to refute the claims on Twitter

And so were reporters who pulled up Abbott's quotes specifically stating she would keep records of the DNA of convicted criminals.

10. Supporting the 'rape clause'

A rule grimly nicknamed the rape clause was introduced in April 2017 as part of cuts to tax credits.

Claimants can now only be paid tax credits for their first two children, with exceptions for twins or children born of rape.

However, rape victims must prove their ordeal by providing references and "evidence" in an 8-page government form.

That has prompted outrage, with the SNP leading protests against the policy and raising it in Parliament.

Yet Theresa May has said "fairness" underpins the policy and the government rejected a 25,000-strong petition to scrap it.

11. Only taking 480 child refugees

As the deadly refugee crisis of 2016 unfolded, Theresa May refused to accept any stranded children who had already made it into Europe.

She argued it would give Syrian refugees a reason to cross the Mediterranean in dangerous flimsy boats.

But Labour peer Alf Dubs, who fled the Nazis as a child, called on her to show humanity - including to children in the squalid Jungle camp in Calais.

A girl looks through bars of a fence at a makeshift camp for migrants
A girl looks through bars of a fence at a makeshift camp for migrants

Eventually the government backed down and accepted the 'Dubs amendment' on one condition.

They rejected his call to take 3,000 refugees and said they should set the number instead.

Only much later did it emerge that number is only 480 children.

These aren't the only Tory policies which have been dubbed 'naughty' or 'nasty'. There are 18 more nasty Tory policies here.