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Reform MP Braverman Says English Identity Depends on Ancestry

By Drooid · Oct 6, 2026, 10:24 AM UTC · How we work

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Reform MP Suella Braverman said English identity depends on lineage and ancestry, excluding Asian-origin people, on BBC Question Time.
She declined to answer the presenter’s question whether only white people can be English.
The article notes her view would deny English identity to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and footballer Bukayo Saka.
The piece argues the Reform Party uses ethnicity-based Englishness definitions to sow division and gain electoral advantage.

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Reform MP Suella Braverman said English identity depends on lineage and ancestry, excluding Asian-origin people, on BBC Question Time.
She declined to answer the presenter’s question whether only white people can be English.
The article notes her view would deny English identity to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and footballer Bukayo Saka.
The piece argues the Reform Party uses ethnicity-based Englishness definitions to sow division and gain electoral advantage.