Rishi Sunak Says His Family Is Excited About New Downing Street Home

Rishi Sunak on Saturday gave an insight into how his Indian wife Akshata Murty and daughters Krishna and Anoushka are settling into life at 10 Downing Street just over a week after he took charge as the British Prime Minister.

The Indian-origin former chancellor has overturned the norm by moving back into the smaller flat above 10 Downing Street, which is usually used as the home of the Chancellor of Exchequer.

In an interview with 바카라�The Times바카라�, he revealed that Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will be using the larger flat above No. 11 Downing Street as he would appreciate the extra space with three children and also that his daughters loved their old home on the famous street when he was the finance minister.

바카라�We thought it would be nice for him [Hunt] to have that bit of extra space so I thought that was the right thing to do,바카라� Sunak told the newspaper.

바카라�But also, that was our home for two and a half years. It바카라�s nice for us to come back to where we used to be, the kids know it, the kids love it. It was the home Nova [Sunak family labrador] first came to when we picked her up as a family,바카라� he said.

바카라�Everyone바카라�s really excited about it. I met Jeremy바카라�s kids last week. My girls are excited because they know that they바카라�ve got a labrador like us. There바카라�s a lot of kids, a lot of dogs,바카라� he said.

The first British Indian incumbent at the famous address also shared the moment he heard about his predecessor Liz Truss바카라� hastened exit following a disastrous mini-budget.

He was out having a meal with his daughters at TGI Friday바카라�s in Teesside in northern England when the announcement came and he decided to take the plunge after a call with his wife Akshata.

바카라�I did need to talk to her about it. In one sense I had moved on, I was thinking about what was next for me. I was getting stuck into that,바카라� Sunak told the newspaper.

바카라�I believe very strongly in public service. That바카라�s why I wanted to do the job over the summer. I thought I was the best person to lead our country through what we all acknowledge are going to be some challenging times. Given what happened [with Truss바카라�s premiership], I felt the same,바카라� he said.

At 42, Sunak is the youngest British Prime Minister in 200 years and feels a sense of pride being the first Hindu in the highest office of state 바카라� with a Ganesha statue adorning his desk.

바카라�As chancellor I was able to light my Diwali diyas on the steps of Downing Street. It said something wonderful about our country that that was possible, but also that it wasn바카라�t a big deal. It was in a sense gosh, this is great, but also that바카라�s just Britain. That바카라�s what you would expect from Britain. Hopefully it바카라�s a source of collective pride across the country,바카라� he reflected.

With one of the most daunting in-trays of any new Prime Minister facing him given the soaring inflation and a turbulent economy, Sunak struck a note of caution that the government would not be able to fix every problem even as he pledged to restore trust in the governing party.

바카라�I completely acknowledge that trust has been damaged over the past few weeks and months. I realise that trust is not given, trust is earned. My job is to regain people바카라�s trust. That바카라�s what I바카라�m going to set about doing,바카라� he said.

바카라�You have to make sure that as you바카라�re doing things, you바카라�re doing it in a way that바카라�s fair and being honest with people that, of course, no government can fix every problem,바카라� he added.