Sky News political correspondent Tamara Cohen looks at how the PM’s wife is making the role of ‘First Spouse’ her own. Read more on Grazia.
ran for the football and held it under her bare foot. Lingering there, as photographers snapped away, she seemed in her element. The scene was a British Council school in Delhi, visited by the Prime Minister and his wife during the G20 last month. As Rishi Sunak smiled and chatted, Murty took the lead in the kick-about, talking animatedly about her childhood in Bangalore and her favourite Shakespeare plays.
At the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, Murty made a surprise appearance when she took to the stage as the warm up act before her husband's keynote speech. Wearing an orange The Fold suit, she cracked jokes and sang Sunak's praises as she introduced her 'best friend.' As a political journalist who has travelled with four Prime Ministers, I get to see up close that the undefined role of ‘First Spouse’ – without the formal role they have in the US – is one they make their own. Or not.
A Government insider went further. ‘You could call her his wing woman. She will do whatever she can to help Rishi. She could stay away from the limelight altogether, but she sees it as important. It’s not self-promotion. It’s a big year coming up.’ Despite her support, No.10 is well aware that Murty’s vast wealth has caused headaches for Sunak – with rows over her non-dom status and shareholdings. Murty’s father, Narayana Murthy, is one of India’s wealthiest men, the software firm he set up from scratch is now worth some $75bn. His daughter’s 1% stake and other investments amount to a reported £700m.
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