‘I’m British, English and British Asian’, says Rishi Sunak in riposte to racially charged debate over identity

Podcaster claimed former prime minister not English because he is brown-skinned Hindu'

Rishi Sunak has described himself as being British, English and British Asian" in a riposte to increasing racially charged language used by figures on the right.

The UK's first British Asian prime minister was speaking after his identity was questioned in recent debate sparked by a claim by the podcaster Konstantin Kisin that Sunak was not English because he was a brown-skinned Hindu".