Rishi Sunak: How "Dishy Rishi" Fell From Grace | Hot Mic With Nidhi Razdan

Rishi Sunak was the rising star of the Tory Party in the UK. Only months ago, Britain's Finance Minister, Sunak, was being talked about as the man who was the favourite to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister. Johnson was at the centre of the Partygate scandal at the time, a scandal that has now seen both him and Sunak being fined by the police for attending parties during Britain's lockdown. But Sunak's ship sank before that as a scandal about his wife's wealth and her taxes brought both him and his family into the ugly spotlight. So, what's the story? Well, over the last two years, as the pandemic hit jobs and businesses, Rishi Sunak's pledge to do 'whatever it takes' to help people made him hugely popular. He unveiled a support package of £350 billion, which helped his personal ratings soar amongst the public. His net favourability was around +30 by some polls. But according to other pollsters, like Ipsos, it's now -18. The problems began in the spring when he presented a controversial mini-Budget in parliament that sharply raised taxes. This came at a time when a huge cost of living crisis has engulfed the UK thanks to soaring energy and fuel prices. Sunak was then being attacked for being 'out of touch' after media reports claimed that he had four luxury cars and not a modest hatchback as he had claimed. He faced ridicule after a staged photoshoot saw him awkwardly fueling a Kia Rio at a Sainsbury's petrol station. And then came the political bombshell that sealed his fate - that his wife Akshata Murthy potentially avoided paying up to £20 million in UK tax, which is almost 200 crore rupees.

Rishi Sunak was the rising star of the Tory Party in the UK. Only months ago, Britain's Finance Minister, Sunak, was being talked about as the man who was the favourite to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister. Johnson was at the centre of the Partygate scandal at the time, a scandal that has now seen both him and Sunak being fined by the police for attending parties during Britain's lockdown. But Sunak's ship sank before that as a scandal about his wife's wealth and her taxes brought both him and his family into the ugly spotlight. So, what's the story? Well, over the last two years, as the pandemic hit jobs and businesses, Rishi Sunak's pledge to do 'whatever it takes' to help people made him hugely popular. He unveiled a support package of £350 billion, which helped his personal ratings soar amongst the public. His net favourability was around +30 by some polls. But according to other pollsters, like Ipsos, it's now -18. The problems began in the spring when he presented a controversial mini-Budget in parliament that sharply raised taxes. This came at a time when a huge cost of living crisis has engulfed the UK thanks to soaring energy and fuel prices. Sunak was then being attacked for being 'out of touch' after media reports claimed that he had four luxury cars and not a modest hatchback as he had claimed. He faced ridicule after a staged photoshoot saw him awkwardly fueling a Kia Rio at a Sainsbury's petrol station. And then came the political bombshell that sealed his fate - that his wife Akshata Murthy potentially avoided paying up to £20 million in UK tax, which is almost 200 crore rupees.Rishi Sunak was the rising star of the Tory Party in the UK. Only months ago, Britain's Finance Minister, Sunak, was being talked about as the man who was the favourite to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister. Johnson was at the centre of the Partygate scandal at the time, a scandal that has now seen both him and Sunak being fined by the police for attending parties during Britain's lockdown. But Sunak's ship sank before that as a scandal about his wife's wealth and her taxes brought both him and his family into the ugly spotlight. So, what's the story? Well, over the last two years, as the pandemic hit jobs and businesses, Rishi Sunak's pledge to do 'whatever it takes' to help people made him hugely popular. He unveiled a support package of £350 billion, which helped his personal ratings soar amongst the public. His net favourability was around +30 by some polls. But according to other pollsters, like Ipsos, it's now -18. The problems began in the spring when he presented a controversial mini-Budget in parliament that sharply raised taxes. This came at a time when a huge cost of living crisis has engulfed the UK thanks to soaring energy and fuel prices. Sunak was then being attacked for being 'out of touch' after media reports claimed that he had four luxury cars and not a modest hatchback as he had claimed. He faced ridicule after a staged photoshoot saw him awkwardly fueling a Kia Rio at a Sainsbury's petrol station. And then came the political bombshell that sealed his fate - that his wife Akshata Murthy potentially avoided paying up to £20 million in UK tax, which is almost 200 crore rupees.Rishi Sunak was the rising star of the Tory Party in the UK. Only months ago, Britain's Finance Minister, Sunak, was being talked about as the man who was the favourite to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister. Johnson was at the centre of the Partygate scandal at the time, a scandal that has now seen both him and Sunak being fined by the police for attending parties during Britain's lockdown. But Sunak's ship sank before that as a scandal about his wife's wealth and her taxes brought both him and his family into the ugly spotlight. So, what's the story? Well, over the last two years, as the pandemic hit jobs and businesses, Rishi Sunak's pledge to do 'whatever it takes' to help people made him hugely popular. He unveiled a support package of £350 billion, which helped his personal ratings soar amongst the public. His net favourability was around +30 by some polls. But according to other pollsters, like Ipsos, it's now -18. The problems began in the spring when he presented a controversial mini-Budget in parliament that sharply raised taxes. This came at a time when a huge cost of living crisis has engulfed the UK thanks to soaring energy and fuel prices. Sunak was then being attacked for being 'out of touch' after media reports claimed that he had four luxury cars and not a modest hatchback as he had claimed. He faced ridicule after a staged photoshoot saw him awkwardly fueling a Kia Rio at a Sainsbury's petrol station. And then came the political bombshell that sealed his fate - that his wife Akshata Murthy potentially avoided paying up to £20 million in UK tax, which is almost 200 crore rupees.Rishi Sunak was the rising star of the Tory Party in the UK. Only months ago, Britain's Finance Minister, Sunak, was being talked about as the man who was the favourite to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister. Johnson was at the centre of the Partygate scandal at the time, a scandal that has now seen both him and Sunak being fined by the police for attending parties during Britain's lockdown. But Sunak's ship sank before that as a scandal about his wife's wealth and her taxes brought both him and his family into the ugly spotlight. So, what's the story? Well, over the last two years, as the pandemic hit jobs and businesses, Rishi Sunak's pledge to do 'whatever it takes' to help people made him hugely popular. He unveiled a support package of £350 billion, which helped his personal ratings soar amongst the public. His net favourability was around +30 by some polls. But according to other pollsters, like Ipsos, it's now -18. The problems began in the spring when he presented a controversial mini-Budget in parliament that sharply raised taxes. This came at a time when a huge cost of living crisis has engulfed the UK thanks to soaring energy and fuel prices. Sunak was then being attacked for being 'out of touch' after media reports claimed that he had four luxury cars and not a modest hatchback as he had claimed. He faced ridicule after a staged photoshoot saw him awkwardly fueling a Kia Rio at a Sainsbury's petrol station. And then came the political bombshell that sealed his fate - that his wife Akshata Murthy potentially avoided paying up to £20 million in UK tax, which is almost 200 crore rupees.Rishi Sunak was the rising star of the Tory Party in the UK. Only months ago, Britain's Finance Minister, Sunak, was being talked about as the man who was the favourite to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister. Johnson was at the centre of the Partygate scandal at the time, a scandal that has now seen both him and Sunak being fined by the police for attending parties during Britain's lockdown. But Sunak's ship sank before that as a scandal about his wife's wealth and her taxes brought both him and his family into the ugly spotlight. So, what's the story? Well, over the last two years, as the pandemic hit jobs and businesses, Rishi Sunak's pledge to do 'whatever it takes' to help people made him hugely popular. He unveiled a support package of £350 billion, which helped his personal ratings soar amongst the public. His net favourability was around +30 by some polls. But according to other pollsters, like Ipsos, it's now -18. The problems began in the spring when he presented a controversial mini-Budget in parliament that sharply raised taxes. This came at a time when a huge cost of living crisis has engulfed the UK thanks to soaring energy and fuel prices. Sunak was then being attacked for being 'out of touch' after media reports claimed that he had four luxury cars and not a modest hatchback as he had claimed. He faced ridicule after a staged photoshoot saw him awkwardly fueling a Kia Rio at a Sainsbury's petrol station. And then came the political bombshell that sealed his fate - that his wife Akshata Murthy potentially avoided paying up to £20 million in UK tax, which is almost 200 crore rupees.Rishi Sunak was the rising star of the Tory Party in the UK. Only months ago, Britain's Finance Minister, Sunak, was being talked about as the man who was the favourite to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister. Johnson was at the centre of the Partygate scandal at the time, a scandal that has now seen both him and Sunak being fined by the police for attending parties during Britain's lockdown. But Sunak's ship sank before that as a scandal about his wife's wealth and her taxes brought both him and his family into the ugly spotlight. So, what's the story? Well, over the last two years, as the pandemic hit jobs and businesses, Rishi Sunak's pledge to do 'whatever it takes' to help people made him hugely popular. He unveiled a support package of £350 billion, which helped his personal ratings soar amongst the public. His net favourability was around +30 by some polls. But according to other pollsters, like Ipsos, it's now -18. The problems began in the spring when he presented a controversial mini-Budget in parliament that sharply raised taxes. This came at a time when a huge cost of living crisis has engulfed the UK thanks to soaring energy and fuel prices. Sunak was then being attacked for being 'out of touch' after media reports claimed that he had four luxury cars and not a modest hatchback as he had claimed. He faced ridicule after a staged photoshoot saw him awkwardly fueling a Kia Rio at a Sainsbury's petrol station. And then came the political bombshell that sealed his fate - that his wife Akshata Murthy potentially avoided paying up to £20 million in UK tax, which is almost 200 crore rupees.Rishi Sunak was the rising star of the Tory Party in the UK. Only months ago, Britain's Finance Minister, Sunak, was being talked about as the man who was the favourite to replace Boris Johnson as Prime M