UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak volunteered at a homeless shelter over Christmas weekend, but video of a conversation with a man he served food to has been heavily criticized for his political opposition. .
Sunak was helping out at a shelter in London on Friday, serving food to those in need. He can be seen handing out generous portions as he chats with a man who gave his name as Dean.
After confirming that this was not his first time at the shelter, Dean asked Sunak if he was going to “help the economy”. Sunak said that was “exactly” what he wanted to do. Dean can be heard saying that this was “best for business”, prompting Sunak to ask if Dean worked for a business.
“No, I’m homeless,” Dean replied. “I’m actually a homeless person.”
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Dean then said that he was interested in business, specifically finance. Sunak then pointed out that he used to work in finance and then talked about how many finance jobs have mostly moved from London to places in other parts of the UK.
“Is it something you’d like to get into?” Sunak asked.
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“I wouldn’t mind,” Dean replied.
UK Labor deputy leader Angela Rayner tweeted a clip of the video with a short commentary.
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“Unbearable,” she said.
Sunak became prime minister after his predecessor Liz Truss served less than two months in office before resigning amid economic turmoil.
