The Kwasi Kwarteng One
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson
BBC
4.6 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 29 January 2021
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
The new Business Secretary on whether he’s changed his mind on Thatcherite economics, his ‘Sunday’ name, views of Empire, and the quality of Nick’s interview research
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts |
| 0:04.8 | When all this is finally over, how will Britain create the jobs and the wealth the country |
| 0:10.1 | so badly needs? |
| 0:12.0 | My guest on political thinking this week is the man with the job of coming up with those |
| 0:15.8 | answers. |
| 0:16.8 | He's the newest member of the cabinet. |
| 0:19.1 | He became business secretary just three weeks ago. |
| 0:22.2 | His CV, King's Scholar at Eaton, double first at Cambridge University Challenge winner, |
| 0:28.2 | journalist in the city and prolific author, make him sound like the sort of Tory rising |
| 0:32.8 | star so beloved of Sunday night TV dramas. |
| 0:37.1 | His name though does not. |
| 0:38.9 | Quasi Quarting, the son of Ghanaian immigrants, is the first black conservative secretary of |
| 0:44.2 | state. |
| 0:45.2 | His friends and allies call him Black Boris. |
| 0:48.7 | Good morning to you. |
| 0:49.7 | Quasi Quarting. |
| 0:50.7 | Hi. |
| 0:51.7 | Welcome to Political Thinking. |
| 0:52.7 | Thank you very much. |
| 0:53.7 | Is there an interesting introduction there? |
| 0:55.7 | Well, interesting. |
| 0:58.5 | Is Black Boris a phrase that's already been marked? |
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