"Behind the soon-to-be-former prime minister stood his wife, Akshata, wearing a dress of black and white zig-zag stripes that seemed designed to confuse enemy submarines about her course and speed"

https://thecritic.co.uk/embracing-the-quiet-life/

#GE2024 #Sunak #Starmer #AkshataMurty

Embracing the quiet life | Robert Hutton | The Critic Magazine

“To the country, I would like to say, first and foremost, I am sorry.” Finally, when it was too late to make a difference, as he left Downing Street for the last time, Rishi Sunak was saying what he…

The Critic Magazine
Rishi Sunak insists he did not keep green card to move back to US

Prime minister says he held on to his US residency until 2021 only because he had not got around to revoking it

The Guardian

So you remove non-dom status, but ex-non-doms will pay even less tax?

How very Tory of you, Chancellor.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/31/tory-plans-to-abolish-non-dom-status-riddled-with-loopholes-labour-says

#Tories #Tax #Sunak #AkshataMurty

Tory plans to abolish non-dom status riddled with loopholes, Labour says

Analysis suggests wealthiest would save millions and Sunak’s own family could benefit to tune of £250m

The Guardian

Firm part owned by Rishi Sunak's wife set for millions of pounds from government

Infosys, of which Akshata Murty owns around 39 million shares, has been on an “approved list” of suppliers for public sector contracts worth more than £750million in recent months.

#AkshataMurty #RishiSunak #infosys #UKGovt #UK #CronyCapitalism #india

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/firm-part-owned-rishi-sunaks-31984306

Firm part owned by Rishi Sunak wife set for millions of pounds from government

Infosys, of which Akshata Murty owns around 39 million shares, has been on an “approved list” of suppliers for public sector contracts worth more than £750million in recent months

The Mirror

#Sunak’s #Covid19 startup fund invested nearly £2m in firms linked to his wife

Four businesses linked to #AkshataMurty revealed to have received #investment from much-criticised #FutureFund
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/oct/19/sunaks-covid-startup-fund-invested-nearly-2m-in-firms-linked-to-his-wife
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryCorruption

Sunak’s Covid startup fund invested nearly £2m in firms linked to his wife

Four businesses linked to Akshata Murty revealed to have received investment from much-criticised Future Fund

The Guardian
Rishi Sunak’s wife Akshata Murty to wind down venture capital fund

Catamaran caused controversy because of taxpayer-funded support for startups in which it had invested

The Guardian
Rishi Sunak is causing yet another conflict-of-interest – CORRUPTION – row

The UK prime minister who came into office promising “integrity, professionalism and accountability” is embroiled in yet another corruption/conflict-of-interest row involving his wife&#…

Vox Political
Trade deal with India could be a double-edged sword for Sunak

The position of the prime minister’s wife as a shareholder in a company that could benefit from an agreement is a major headache for No 10

The Guardian

#Politics is all about choices:

#RishiSunak & his wife #AkshataMurty have donated $3m to a Californian college, while schools in his own constituency would have welcomed a donation;

recall Murty avoided a significant tax bill by retaining her 'non-dom' status before the publicity 'encouraged' her to begin to pay domestic tax (what with being married to the PM).

Money she saved by not paying UK taxes has gone to a rich US College instead of UK school;

their choice(s)!

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/out-touch-rishi-sunak-gives-30148374

Rishi Sunak gives $3million to rich US college as UK schools can't afford basics

Rishi Sunak and his wife donated a huge sum for a computing lab at Claremont McKenna in California, where Akshata Murty studied. The college fees are $86,500 a year for tuition and board

mirror
Rishi Sunak’s wife’s stake in childcare firm not mentioned in six ministerial registers

Exclusive: No 10 urged to explain as lists of interests since 2019 do not refer to Akshata Murty’s shares

The Guardian