Conservative Friends of the Commonwealth

#69 Foreign Secretary James Cleverly discusses the Commonwealth & More

48 min · 13. März 2023
Episode #69 Foreign Secretary James Cleverly discusses the Commonwealth & More Cover

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James Spencer Cleverly is a British politician and Army Reserve officer who has served as Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs since 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the member of Parliament (MP) for Braintree in Essex since 2015. He previously served as Secretary of State for Education from July to September 2022, Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party alongside Ben Elliot from 2019 to 2020 and as the member of the London Assembly (AM) for Bexley and Bromley from 2008 to 2016. In September 2022 he was appointed Foreign Secretary by then-Prime Minister Liz Truss, making him the first Foreign Secretary of African heritage in British history.

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#71 Dr Rakib Ehsan on the Left & Ethnic Minorities

Dr Rakib Ehsan is a research analyst and writer, specialising in matters of social cohesion, race relations, and public security. He is the author of the forthcoming book Beyond Grievance, which is now available on Amazon. [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beyond-Grievance-Modern-Britains-Minorities/dp/1800751044/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=beyond+grievance&qid=1639144229&sr=8-1] He holds a BA in Politics & International Relations (First-Class Honours), MSc in Democracy, Politics and Governance (Pass with Distinction), and a PhD in Political Science, all obtained from Royal Holloway, University of London. His PhD thesis, which was comprehensively sponsored by the Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC), investigated the impact of social integration on the public attitudes of British non-white ethnic minorities. Previously being a research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society (HJS) and a senior data analyst at the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), Rakib has also produced work  [https://rakibehsan.com/publications/]for think-tanks such as Policy Exchange, Runnymede Trust and Intergenerational Foundation, as well as the Canadian independent security think-tank, the Mackenzie Institute. Currently a columnist at Sp!ked  [https://www.spiked-online.com/author/rakib-ehsan/]and a regular contributor for Mail Plus  [https://www.mailplus.co.uk/authors/dr-rakib-ehsan]and The Telegraph,  [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/r/ra-re/rakib-ehsan/]he has also written for The Independent, The Jewish Chronicle, UnHerd, The Times Red Box, and CapX. His comments have also featured in mainstream British newspapers such as The Sun and The Daily Mail, as well as foreign platforms such as Arab News in Saudi Arabia and The National in the UAE. A regular guest on GB News and TalkTV, Rakib has also featured on Sky News, BBC Newsnight, BBC Sunday Morning Live and ITV’s Good Morning Britain (GMB). He has also made radio appearances for stations such as LBC, Times Radio, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio London, and BBC Asian Network. Establishing himself as a prominent British authority on matters of racial identity and social integration, Rakib has consulted influential UK parliamentarians and policymakers on issues surrounding race relations and community cohesion. He is currently a Patron of the Muslims Against Anti-Semitism (MAAS), and has also presented evidence to The White House Covid-19 Health Equity Task Force (HETF).

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#68 Senator Birmingham discusses the Australian Political Landscape

Simon John Birmingham (born 14 June 1974) is an Australian politician who has been a Senator [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Senate] for South Australia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Australia] since 2007. A member of the Liberal Party [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia], he served in the Morrison Government [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morrison_Government] as Minister for Finance [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_for_Finance_(Australia)] from 2020 to 2022 and as Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_for_Trade,_Tourism_and_Investment] from 2018 to 2020. He previously served as Minister for Education and Training [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_for_Education_and_Training] in the Turnbull government [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnbull_government] from 2015 to 2018, and as a parliamentary secretary [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_secretary] and assistant minister [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assistant_minister] in the Abbott government [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbott_government].

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