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
Is that how you escape all this? do you get some comfort by burying yourself in proust or listening to the music ofjacques brel? jacques brel. jacques brel is a fantastic musician. my goodness. have you got any to play now? no, sadly not. you can sing it for us, if you like. or quote french poetry. quote some french poetry? there are lots of politicians who have sung on this podcast. there are, there are. well, i could try. i could try some. ok, well. here we go. it s a bit melancholy, but it s a beautiful poem by paul verlaine. il pleure dans mon coeur, comme il pleut sur la ville. quelle est cette langueur qui penatre mon coeur? o bruit doux de la pluie, par terre et sur les toits. pour un coeur qui s ennuie,
Ole chant de la pluie! now there ll be some who know that. it rains in my heart, like it rains in the town. what is this pain that penetrates my heart? suella braverman, home secretary, thank you forjoining me on political thinking. thank you, nick. there will be, i m sure, critics of the home secretary who find it hard to believe that her own father had to flee to this country from persecution, from africa. they ll find it hard to understand how she can empathise so much that she teared up when i read the words of her maiden speech, but shows not that much sign of empathising with people desperate to make their way across the channel. her explanation, i think, is clear. the values herfather and mother taught her of patriotism, of belief in the rule of law, in sticking to the rules, is what she thinks britain is all about.
Jacques brel? jacques brel is a fantastic musician. my goodness. have you got any to play now? no, no, no. you can sing it for us, if you like. or quote french poetry. quote some french poetry? there are lots of politicians who have sung on this podcast. there are. well, i could try. i could try some. ok, well. here we go. it s a bit melancholy, but it s a beautiful poem by paul verlaine. il pleure dans mon coeur, comme il pleut sur la ville. quelle est cette langueur qui penatre mon coeur? o bruit doux de la pluie, par terre et sur les toits. pour un coeur qui s ennuie, ole chant de la pluie! now there ll be some who know that. the first line in english, it rains.. it rains in my heart