In a recent interview with ITV’s Tonight programme, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attempted to paint a picture of a modest upbringing, claiming his parents sacrificed “lots of things” during his childhood, including satellite TV. Speaking to Paul Brand, Sunak faced questions about his considerable wealth and was asked if there was anything he had ever gone without.
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“My family emigrated here with very little. I was raised with the values of hard work,” Sunak said. “I went without lots of things because my parents wanted to put everything into our education.” When pressed for specifics, he cited, “Famously Sky TV! That was something that we never had growing up.”