James Brokenshire
The Guardian
What holds, and what fails, under pressure, standards and accountability.
James Brokenshire is a seasoned politician with a focus on protecting vulnerable populations and maintaining stability in governance. This interview reveals his commitment to thoughtful leadership, particularly in turbulent times, as he navigates the challenges of political decision-making and public service.
“There were moments when I was going through the, I suppose, the diagnosis approach and all of the different things that I was having to try and get to the bottom of what it was.”
“Do you know what? I could have done. And it was, I think, a very conscious choice on my part to say to, I remember having a chat with my consultant saying, do you know what? I've had my surge. I'm feeling, you know, I'm actually doing quite well. I'm doing lots of walking and all this sort of stuff.”
“Right. Well, I suppose my reflections are that we've covered quite a broad range of personal and political issues and actually how the two are interwoven, the influences that we all have as politicians, as people, and what that actually does in terms of defining our political outlook and that sense of duty and responsibility and what actu…”
“Now, this concept now that must seem just completely peculiar to our modern digital world, where to do an interview like this, you would then record it onto a physical piece of tape.”
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