Anna Soubry
The Catalyst
Ideas with a spark, energy, range and the ability to start things.
Anna Soubry is a former MP known for her strong stance on Brexit and her commitment to representing the interests of future generations. This interview highlights her ability to energize and persuade others to challenge the status quo and seek a more inclusive approach to political decision-making.
“And it's very difficult not to like Boris because he does all that sort of cuddly puppy. But I did have this serious conversation with him last night. And what is deeply disturbing is that he is entrenched now as a hard Brexiteer.”
“If somebody like Jacob, which is inconceivable, I think, of him running the Conservative Party, whilst his form of hard Brexit would undoubtedly do huge damage to our country, I think that Riesmog could be checked more by his membership and by his members of parliament than Corbyn because at the moment we have a Labour Party that actually…”
“Oh, no, but he said again, I think it was rebellious because there weren't many of us. And so if you want to be rebellious in many ways, I suppose you joined the Tories. And it took some courage and you'd go to these conferences where usually the debate was between the IMG and the old SWP. I mean, different strands of Trotsky.”
“I think people would say that that have known me. I mean, I was a criminal barrister, remember, and I defended far more than I ever prosecuted.”
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson — The Anna Soubry One
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