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

Rishi Sunak also reflected on racism experienced during his upbringing in Southampton. Photograph: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

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”.