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In the midst of a crisis-like scenario in the nation, Indian-origin Conservative leader Rishi Sunak stated on Sunday that he will once again run for prime minister of the United Kingdom, weeks after coming up short in the contest. Following cabinet member, Penny Mordaunt’s announcement of her candidacy on Friday, Britain’s former finance minister Mr. Sunak, 42, is the second Tory MP to announce a run for the position of prime minister.
Ms. Mordaunt only has the support of 29 lawmakers, compared to Mr. Sunak’s 142 supporters. Mr. Sunak would win the Tory leadership and automatically take over as the next UK PM if the latter cannot get the support of 100 MPs.
Here is a look at some controversy that has dogged Mr. Sunak before that possibility.
No Friends from the Working Class
During the “Middle Classes: Their Rise and Sprawl” BBC documentary series, Mr. Sunak, then age 21, spoke about his pals. I have friends who are aristocrats, I have friends who are high class, and I have friends who are, you know, working class, Mr. Sunak stated in the excerpt from 2001.
This video, which portrayed Mr. Sunak as a man of the people, generated criticism from all around the nation.
Status of Wife as Non-Domicile
Akshata Murty, the child of Infosys founder Narayana Murthy, is the wife of Mr. Sunak.
This year, it was revealed that Akshata Murty paid 30,000 pounds annually to retain her non-domicile status, which exempted her from the UK’s foreign income tax legislation. After widespread criticism, she was forced to give up her non-domicile status.
Mr. Sunak had pushed British businesses to quit investing in the nation when Russia invaded Ukraine, while thanking giants like Shell and BP for leaving.
However, Akshata Murty was charged with receiving “blood money” in dividends from Infosys, which insisted on continuing its business in Russia.
Lesia Vasylenko, a Ukrainian MP, was reported by The Guardian as saying, “Every corporation has the option to make. You can conduct the business as normal and earn your money, but you have to live with the idea that it’s bloody money, and bloody commerce.”
Bread Disputation
The opposition food secretary Jim McMahon responded to the widely circulated video by saying, “Perhaps if the Chancellor was struggling to purchase a single loaf of bread like so many families are, he would have provided help to families yesterday.
