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Rishi Sunak was on the fast track to becoming Britain’s first prime minister of colour before his dramatic falling out with Boris Johnson. If the Hindu ancestor of immigrants from East Africa and India were to rule the fifth-largest economy in the world, it would be a historic moment. Sunak must persuade the party’s members as ballots are distributed on Monday to go to the final run-off after a series of votes by Conservative MPs, and he is far behind Liz Truss.
According to opinion polls, she has outmaneuvered him with programs aimed at the Tory right, which also distrusts Sunak because of his involvement in the cabinet coup that forced Johnson to resign after months of scandal.
The former chancellor of the exchequer, who amassed enormous wealth from his career in banking before entering politics, has also been ridiculed for being out of touch with the struggles faced by Britons due to rising inflation.
This month on the campaign trail, he was accused of “mansplaining” to Truss during a heated TV discussion when he attacked her tax-cutting proposals while wearing pricey Prada loafers while visiting a construction site.
Sunak contends that in order to control inflation and restart growth in the UK, “sound money” in the Thatcherite vein is required.
A video of a 21-year-old Sunak discussing his group of pals after attending the University of Oxford and Winchester College, one of the most prestigious private institutions in Britain, also surfaced.
He answered, “Well, not working class,” before clarifying, “I have friends who are aristocrats, I have friends who are upper class, and I have friends who are, you know, working class.”
Rishi Dishy
Sunak, a 42-year-old policy expert with an attention to detail, supported Brexit from the start and became chancellor in February 2020.
The Covid pandemic’s outbreak was the rising Tory star’s baptism by fire.
He was compelled to quickly put together a significant economic stimulus package, which he now claims needs to be repaid.
Sunak’s wife Akshata Murty is the person who has made him more well-known in India. She is the child of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy.
The Sunaks are a married couple who met while attending college in California. They have two young girls and a cute puppy.
The former minister gained the moniker “Dishy Rishi” in the media thanks to his Instagram-friendly profile.
