Braverman, cuts, and the end of Sunak’s honeymoon? –Politics Weekly UK

Politics Weekly UK

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🗓️ 3 November 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Criticism of Suella Braverman is mounting, with the home secretary under fire over her handling of an immigration centre in Kent. The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by the former Conservative MP and justice secretary, David Gauke, and economist Miatta Fahnbulleh, to look at what this says about Rishi Sunak’s political judgment, and the Conservatives’ immigration policy. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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0:00.0	This is The Guardian.
0:11.4	The mountain of criticism against Suella Braferman is piling up.
0:15.5	The Kierstarm is gleefully seizing a glaring opportunity.
0:19.3	She's broken the Ministerial Code,
0:21.6	lost control of her refugee centre,
0:23.8	and put our security at risk.
0:25.8	Yes!
0:26.8	She did get one thing right.
0:28.1	She finally admitted that the Toys have broken the asylum system.
0:32.6	Not much more than a week into his Prime Minister ship,
0:34.8	Rishi Sunak is now in the awkward position
0:36.9	of having to stand by the decision
0:39.1	to bring back this loosest of cannons.
0:41.5	The Home Secretary and I, when it comes to tackling our migration,
0:44.6	reducing migration, we are on the same page.
0:47.3	Meanwhile, Sunak is said to be looking at the pledges he made
0:50.6	when he ran to be Tory leader
0:52.4	and the Conservative 2019 manifesto.
0:54.9	Whatever the Sunak moment is all about,
0:57.0	it doesn't look quite like it's going to deliver
0:59.1	the steady, level-headed kind of politics we were promised
1:02.1	only last week.
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