of jehovah s witnesses. the uk chancellor, jeremy hunt, has spoken to the governor of the bank of england about silicon valley bank uk, which is heading for insolvency after the failure of its parent company in the us. you are watching bbc news. now, politicalthinking 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 her political thinking. what shapes her views? what shapes her values? suella braverman, th
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
So does it hurt when you re portrayed in the way that you are sometimes portrayed? i mean, i could but i won t say many of the things that are said about you on social media, because they re painful, they re cruel, they re abusive. i guess the most polite i can say is you re portrayed as cruella. now, is that you? or is there a bit of who thinks, they don t know me at all, that isn t me ? well, if you were to ask my family and friends, they d probably say i m, um. what would they say? i don t think cruella would be the term that they all use. i m a bit of a softy when it comes to my children, and with my family and friends. they can get away with quite a lot with me at home. so, no, it doesn t feel reflective of the reality. but, you know, i m also not in this job necessarily to be liked. making difficult decisions is not going to please everybody, all of the time. doing the right thing is sometimes really difficult, but it doesn t mean you mustn t do the right thing. it s fascina
About you on social media, because they re painful, they re cruel, they re abusive. i guess the most polite i can say is you re portrayed as cruella. now, is that you? or is there a bit of who thinks, they don t know me at all, that isn t me ? well, if you were to ask my family and friends, they d probably say i m, um. what would they say? i don t think cruella would be the term that they all use. i m a bit of a softy when it comes to my children, and with my family and friends. they can get away with quite a lot with me at home. so, no, it doesn t feel reflective of the reality. but, you know, i m also not in this job necessarily to be liked. making difficult decisions is not going to please everybody, all of the time. doing the right thing is sometimes really difficult, but it doesn t mean you mustn t do the right thing. it s fascinating to hear you talk about the way your family and friends see you. do you consciously put on your armour when you leave home, the people who love you,