The comments made by Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, on 31 October 2022.
Congratulations, @LulaOficial , on your election as President of Brazil. I look forward to working with you to address pressing global challenges, from food security to trade and climate change.
The comments made by Mark Spencer, the Minister for Food, on BBC News on 31 October 2022.
INTERVIEWER
[Mentioned that another incident about sewage being pumped into the sea. Why was this happening?]
MARK SPENCER
It’s something that we need to stop. It is again when we get huge downpours of rain, it is quite a challenge to deal with that volume of water within those sewage facilities. We can all help as individuals, we can all check where the water spout from the roof, it shouldn’t go into the sewage system. Actually, one of the challenges as people build an extension on their house or put their conservatory up, they drop the down pipe into the sewage system and not into a soakaway or into a top water drain. One thing that you could do as an individual is check your own down pipe and check where they go.
INTERVIEWER
[Asked what the Government was going as they’ve been in power for 12 years and things aren’t getting any better]
MARK SPENCER
It is getting better.
The comments made by Adrian Ramsay, the Joint Leader of the Green Party, on Twitter on 31 October 2022.
Huge congratulations to @LulaOficial on his election as President of Brazil. His victory marks a real sense of hope for the people of Brazil and for protecting the Amazon.
The comments made by Keir Starmer, the Leader of the Opposition, on 31 October 2022.
Congratulations to @LulaOficial on the great news of his election as President of Brazil. This win must also be the start of a new era of global cooperation and action in the fight against climate change.
The comments made by Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister, on 31 October 2022.
Congratulations to @LulaOficial on his victory in Brazil’s election. I look forward to working together on the issues that matter to the UK and Brazil, from growing the global economy to protecting the planet’s natural resources and promoting democratic values.
The comments made by Suella Braverman, the Home Secretary, on 30 October 2022.
There was a distressing incident in Dover earlier today. I am receiving regular updates on the situation. My thoughts are with those affected, the tireless Home Office staff and police responding. We must now support those officers as they carry out their investigation.
The comments made by Rachel Reeves, the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, on Twitter on 31 October 2022.
Families across the country are now facing eye-watering mortgage hikes of £6,700 a year.
12 years of Tory failure and economic chaos are turning people’s dreams into nightmares.
We need stability for our economy and a proper plan for growth.
The comments made by Mark Spencer, the Minister of State for Food, on Sky News on 31 October 2022.
INTERVIEWER
[Asked about danger of personal mobile phones being listened into and secrets overheard]
MARK SPENCER
We all talk on personal phones don’t we? I ring my wife and maybe there’s some little man in China listening to my conversations between me and my wife. You just have to be careful about what information you use on which phone.
The comments made by Suella Braverman, the Home Secretary, in conversation with Christopher Hope on 4 October 2022.
CHRISTOPHER HOPE
[Asked how Braverman felt about stopping other people arriving her given her own heritage as her parents were from Mauritius and Kenya]
SUELLA BRAVERMAN
I have no qualms about that. Absolutely. Again, this is a kind of a common argument trotted out by the left that, you know, because of the colour of my skin and my heritage I have to think a certain way and I can’t declare certain truths.
CHRISTOPHER HOPE
[Asked if she annoyed the left]
SUELLA BRAVERMAN
I hope I annoy them, that would be my delight if I was annoying the left. But no, I disagree with that. My parents came here through safe and legal routes. My mother was recruited by the NHS and my dad came here because he was effectively kicked out of Kenya in the 1960s, but they came here legitimately. That was the policy of the government, they came here, they integrated, they loved this country from afar as children of empire. They don’t, by the way, have any qualms about extolling the virtues of the British Empire. It was the British Empire that brought infrastructure, the legal system, the civil service, the military to countries like Mauritius and Kenya. My parents are so proud. On my Mum’s side, I think it’s her great uncle and auntie, fought with the allies in World War Two and were so proud of that. So I think, you know, children of empire, there’s obviously a mixed picture and obviously there are bad things about empire.
CHRISTOPHER HOPE
[Mentioned that history was complex]
SUELLA BRAVERMAN
History is complex and nuanced, and I’m not going to apologise for empire. I’m not going to apologise for our past history.
CHRISTOPHER HOPE
[Asked if we should be proud of empire]
SUELLA BRAVERMAN
I am proud of the British Empire, yes.
The comments made by Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, speaking on Sophy Ridge on Sunday on 30 October 2022.
We take security issues incredibly seriously, that’s why I have to be cautious in responding to the point that you’ve understandably made about Liz’s [Liz Truss, former Prime Minister] phone. It’s because we take them seriously that we have strict protocols in place that govern how information should be shared and with whom it should be shared.
Suella is a first rate front rank politician and she acknowledged that she made a mistake had been made. She is working hard in order to ensure that our borders can be made more secure and that policing is more effective. She’s a valued member of the Cabinet and someone whom I admire.