Rishi Sunak's biggest challenge will be convincing the public that he understands their reality ✍️ It’s a tall order – but it’s the Tories’ best hope at avoiding extinction 🔵 katyballs
Sunak is a much more sober politician than his predecessors – and that’s not just down to the fact that he is teetotal. He believes in trade-offs – not cakeism. He is closer to a bean counter to a gambler. He is a geek rather than a party animal – preferring Star Wars sessions or Emily in Paris to late-night parties.
However, the aftermath of the pandemic proved more testing for this fairly new politician. Not only did Sunak find himself criticised for being too tight on spending, such as on free school meals, he also found personal scandal – through hisand the revelation that he possessed a US green card for part of his time as chancellor.
These criticisms also haunted his original bid to be prime minister. Even aides on his campaign were worried by how many times he would refer to his time living in America in his answers. While it was an honest answer – Sunak ultimately thinks very favourably of the time he spent living in the US, where the family still have a home – the concern was that it pointed to a political naivety.
Yet there are still questions as to how he will perform. Truss did not just win the original leadership contest by promising tax cuts alone, it’s also the case that Sunak struggled to capture the public’s attention. He can come across as too smooth.
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