Political Thinking with Nick Robinson
Suella Braverman: 'I'm not imposing my idea of Englishness on anyone else'
17 October 2026
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"I played it nicely in government. I should have been harder.'
That is the reflection of the former Home Secretary, now Reform UK's education spokesperson, on her time at the top of government.
Suella Braverman joins Nick in the Political Thinking studio, having sparked a row after saying "of course I'm not English" on Question Time.
She explains what she actually meant and why she thinks accusations of racism against her are 'dangerous'
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