The PM had been asked to describe how he relates to struggling families
Rishi Sunak laughed awkwardly and described going without Sky TV as a child after being asked how he could relate to struggling families. Alongside wife Akshata Murty, the Prime Minister is richer than King Charles.
READ MORE: It's one of the 'coolest places to live in the UK', but some people in this Greater Manchester area feel left behind Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Pushed on what he’d gone without as a child, Mr Sunak said: “Oh, we went without lots of things because my parents wanted to put everything into our education and that was a priority.” But when asked what sort of things had to be sacrificed, he could only say: “Lots of things.” He then laughed.
TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak said: “Millions of kids are going into school hungry. Try telling them that missing out on Sky is a sacrifice. Every time the PM opens his mouth he shows how out of touch he is. Let’s not forget that he went to one of the country’s most exclusive public schools and boasted about not knowing any working-class people growing up.
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