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Now the leader of the Opposition, Sunak seems to have moved away from the tetchy reputation he had and is even poking fun at himself.In just his second speech from the despatch box on the other side of the Commons today, Sunak said: “If I may offer some words of advice to the members opposite.Alluding to his rapid rise to the top, Sunak – who only became an MP in 2015 – said: “Soon you might be fortunate enough to be tapped on the shoulder and offered a junior ministerial role.
“And before you know it, you have a bright future behind you,” Sunak paused to laugh with his fellow MPs again before adding: “And you’re left wondering if you can credibly be an elder statesman at the age of 44.”There was more giggling at that, before Sunak – still smiling – said it was right to congratulate Starmer on his “decisive victory” in the election.
“He deserves the good will of all of us in this House as he takes on the most demanding of jobs in the increasingly uncertain world in which we all live,” Sunak said.He jokes that"before you know it, you have a bright future behind you and you are left wondering if you can credibly be an elder statesman at the age of 44".: “In every exchange since the election, he has gone well beyond the usual standards of generosity and I thank him for that.
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