Rishi Sunak says the UK has accomplished “an incredibly good job” of integrating folks from totally different backgrounds – days after the house secretary spoke of the “misguided dogma of multiculturalism”.
The prime minister’s phrases stood in sharp distinction to what Suella Braverman mentioned earlier within the week.
Both are the kids of immigrants, and Mr Sunak is of Indian heritage.
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Speaking within the United States earlier this week, Ms Braverman mentioned multiculturalism “failed because it allowed people to come to our society and live parallel lives in it”.
She recommended it has allowed them to “pursue lives aimed at undermining the stability and threatening the security of our society”.
Asked concerning the feedback from Ms Braverman – who some speculate was attempting to spice up her management credentials if Mr Sunak was defeated on the subsequent normal election – the prime minister informed the BBC: “I believe that that is one thing that’s unimaginable about this nation, is that it’s a improbable multicultural democracy.
“We have accomplished an unimaginable job of integrating folks into society and one of many pretty issues about getting the job I’ve, as the primary individual from my background to carry this job, that is a beautiful factor, nevertheless it’s additionally not a giant deal in our nation.
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“I think that speaks to the progress we’ve made over the years and how far we’ve come and something we should all be collectively incredibly proud of.”
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Asked if Ms Braverman was incorrect, Mr Sunak mentioned it’s “important that everyone subscribes to British values” however that he believes “our country has done an incredibly good job of integrating people from lots of different backgrounds”.
In her speech within the US, Ms Braverman referred to as for the worldwide agreements on the coronary heart of the world-wide asylum system to be modified.
She mentioned that too usually “persecution” and “discrimination” are being conflated.
The dwelling secretary has additionally claimed that individuals have pretended to be homosexual to be able to declare asylum within the UK. The Home Office has been unable to supply proof exhibiting that is the case.
Ms Braverman has mentioned it was “flippant” to counsel she was angling for the social gathering management – and that she was working “hand-in-hand” with the prime minister.
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A Labour spokesman mentioned: “Weak Rishi Sunak has allowed his Home Secretary to swan off around the world delivering messages to some of our closest allies that he’s not onboard with.
“It’s official, his premiership is past drained, it is redundant. This is not only embarrassing. It’s dangerous for Britain and they need to name an election now.”
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