in the mediterranean sea. it comes days after the prime minister, promised harsher prison sentences for human traffickers. britain s prime minister rishi sunak and chancellorjeremy hunt will hold talks with the governor of the bank of england in response to the collapse of silicon valley bank uk. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for political thinking with nick robinson. what makes the daughter of immigrants willing to risk the wrath of liberal britain by warning that we face an invasion of migrants, that up to 100 million could come here, that those who oppose her plan to stop the boats aren t real patriots? indeed, that they re betraying britain. the home secretary, suella braverman, is loved by some for the stance she s taking. she s loathed by others. my guest on political thinking has toured the news studios all week. this is not another news interview. it is not an interrogation about that policy. it is a conversation, as this whole series is, about what shapes
and i go back to my parents, their experience of growing up underthe empire, loving britain from afar as children. my auntie and uncle fought with the british army in egypt during world war ii. britain brought a lot to mauritius and kenya. were you the sort of house where you had pictures of the queen up on the walls, did you celebrate the big royal days? yeah, definitely. and then i think about my parents experience coming here. i mean, i think that s fundamental. it was britain that gave them security and opportunity, and welcomed them with open arms. you know, on the whole, my parents were integrated and, you know, welcomed so, so warmly. and we ve really played a large part, and a meaningful part, and felt a meaningful part of british society. and then i think about my experience growing up.
and i go back to my parents, their experience of growing up underthe empire, loving britain from afar as children. my auntie and uncle fought with the british army in egypt during world war ii. britain brought a lot to mauritius and kenya. were you the sort of house where you had pictures of the queen up on the walls, did you celebrate the big royal day? yeah, definitely. and then i think about my parents experience coming here. i mean, i think that s fundamental. it was britain that gave them security and opportunity, and welcomed them with open arms. you know, on the whole, my parents were integrated and, you know, welcomed so, so warmly. and we ve really played a large part, and a meaningful part, and felt a meaningful part of british society. and then i think about my experience growing up. i ve been blessed with a great education. i ve been. i ve never experienced racism. i feel very proud to be serving