Cleverly criticizes Braverman over 'Englishness' comments

During the program, an audience member challenged Braverman, telling her that her comments reinforced racist arguments. The man, who has lived in the UK for 54 years, shared his own experiences of being told he was not English despite being born in the country. Braverman responded by asking if she was being "racist against myself," to which the audience member replied, "Basically you are."

New Statesman journalist Oli Dugmore also confronted Braverman, suggesting her stance implied that only white people could be English, a viewpoint he described as racist. Braverman later accused Dugmore of using divisive and inflammatory language and suggested his remarks put her and other Reform politicians at risk.

Question Time presenter Fiona Bruce repeatedly asked Braverman to define what makes someone English, but the MP declined to give a clear answer, stating that connection to the country's heritage dating back a few generations was important.