Rishi Sunak dismisses Labour's class-war attacks saying his personal wealth ... trends now
Rishi Sunak has dismissed Labour’s personal attacks on his family, saying voters do not care about his wealth.
Labour has launched a relentless series of class war attacks on the Prime Minister, saying that his personal wealth, and that of his heiress wife Akshata Murty, leaves him ‘out of touch’ with normal life.
But Mr Sunak dismissed the campaign, saying that voters have ‘moved beyond judging people by what’s in their bank account’.
Speaking to reporters while travelling in Japan, the PM said: ‘These things generally don’t worry me. I don’t think most people sitting at home actually are much bothered about these things either.
‘What they care about is what am I doing for them to make their lives better?
Rishi Sunak has dismissed Labour’s personal attacks on his family, saying voters do not care about his wealth
‘I think we’ve moved beyond judging people by what’s in their bank account. I think they’re interested in whether I’m going to deliver for them and their families.
‘I’ve set out five priorities that I believe are the priorities that matter to them, and they’ll judge me by whether I deliver for them on those things.
‘I think people can see, as I’m doing the job, what is much more important than things like that are your values. And I believe my values are the same as those of the British people.’
Miss Murty is the daughter of the founder of Indian tech giant Infosys and is reported to be worth more than £700 million. Mr Sunak is a millionaire in his own right after a successful career in finance before entering politics.
Miss Murty faced controversy last year when it emerged she was registered as a non dom. She initially shunned the limelight when her husband became PM at the second time of asking last October.
But in recent weeks she has appeared increasingly confident, carrying out a number of high-profile duties, including hosting Jill Biden during the Coronation.
In a significant step on to the world stage, she has now joined her husband at this week’s G7 summit in Hiroshima.
She has been persistently targeted by Labour over her wealth. One of Labour’s few declared policies is the abolition of non-dom status, which Miss Murty enjoys as an Indian citizen. Last year she agreed voluntarily to pay tax on her UK earnings following the row over the issue.
The Prime Minister's wife, Akshata Murty, is reported to be worth more than £700 million
It came as the Sunday Times Rich List suggested Mr Sunak’s family fortune had plummeted by £200million in the past year.
The annual audit said his wife’s shares in Infosys, the IT firm co-founded by her father, had lost about a fifth of their value.
Meanwhile Labour launched a fresh attack on the PM for being insulated from the cost of living crisis.
Party chairman Anneliese Dodds told Times Radio: ‘I think the big problem with Rishi Sunak is that he doesn’t seem to get it. He doesn’t seem to understand what it’s like at the moment for
