RISHI Sunak was given a morale-boosting pep talk by the PM as he considered his future over his family’s tax affairs. The Chancellor was prepared to quit after the row over his wife’s overseas earn…
Rishi Sunak was given a morale-boosting pep talk by the PM as he considered his future over his family’s tax affairsBoris Johnson
spent ten minutes lifting his spirits and convinced him he would survive a difficult week — as he had done several times himself. He followed it up with a second call in which he assured him his job was safe and declared: “I’ve got your back, Rishi.” Mr Sunak is facing a barrage of questions after it emerged he kept the PM in the dark on his complex financial affairs.— meaning he was classed as a permanent resident of the US while living in Downing Street.
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