British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak volunteered at a homeless shelter over the Christmas weekend, but a video of him talking to a man who feeds him has drawn sharp criticism from his political opponents.
Sunak was helping out at a shelter in London on Friday, delivering food to those in need. He can be seen handing out large amounts of food while chatting with a man who identified himself as Dean.
After confirming it wasn’t his first time at a shelter, Dean asked Sunak if he intended to “help the economy out”. Sunak said it was “exactly” what he wanted to do. Dean can be heard saying this is “best for the business,” leading Sunak to ask Dean if he works for the business.
“No, I’m homeless,” Dean replied. “I’m actually a homeless person.”
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Dean then said he was interested in business, especially finance. Sunak then pointed out that he used to work in finance, before going on to talk about how many finance jobs had moved from their predominantly London location to other parts of the UK.
“Is that something you want to dabble in?” Sunak asked.
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“I don’t mind,” Dean replied.
Angela Rayner, deputy leader of the British Labor Party, tweeted a video and made brief comments.
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“It was excruciating,” she said.
Sunak became prime minister after his predecessor, Liz Truss, resigned after less than two months in office due to economic instability.