Rishi Sunak said he was at TGI Friday’s when he was told that Liz Truss was resigning as prime minister.
Sunak became the third PM in just over 12 months when Truss resigned in October last year.To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser thatHe said he was having lunch with his children and was going to go bowling with them.‘I was with my kids having lunch up north in Teeside, at TGI Fridays, and we were finishing off lunch and about to head to take them bowling and I had somewhat moved on after everything that happened over the summer.
‘So, my head wasn’t completely in that space, if I’m completely honest, and obviously she resigned and I had to think about what to do and ultimately I strongly believe in public service and felt out of duty, more than anything else, that I should try and come and make a difference, given it was a pretty challenging fight.’
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