Rishi Sunak

2022 - 12 - 25

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'Excruciating': Rishi Sunak faces rebuke for asking a homeless man ... (Republic World)

Even before Rishi Sunak became the UK PM, he was the wealthiest parliamentarian, nicknamed the "Maharaja of Yorkshire", which is where his constituency is.

A social media user remarked that "there is something really cruel about showing one of the richest, most powerful men in Britain to one of the poorest, powerless men in Britain," to which another user replied "why is it cruel? As the homeless man stood in front of the British PM, As the occupant of 10 Downing Street, he is the most powerful man in British isles, and one of the most powerful men in Europe, if not the most powerful. The British PM replied by saying he used to work in finance, and the homeless person uttered "I know". Hence there is a tradition of helping the homeless during Christmas in the UK. Homelessness is a significant problem in the UK.

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Rishi Sunak told to stump up more cash for homelessness after ... (Mirror.co.uk)

It comes after PM Rishi Sunak was branded 'out of touch' for enthusing 'do you work in a business' to a man who replied: 'No, I'm homeless.

The Prime Minister needs more empathy.” Lib Dem MP Helen Morgan branded it “a new low”. The man named Dean replied: “No, I'm homeless. I'm actually a homeless person at the minute. The PM visited The Passage shelter in London to praise their work and boast the government was “investing a significant amount”. The “out of touch” PM faced a backlash after

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VIDEO: British PM criticized over interaction with homeless man (Business Insider)

The deputy leader of the opposition party said the video of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaking to a homeless man about business was "excruciating."

[number](https://twitter.com/GrantSana/status/1606649508938813440) of [people](https://twitter.com/musingofarevert/status/1606648913099952128) [tweeted](https://twitter.com/eBridget/status/1606634157853007877) that they thought the video showed the prime minister, whose family has an [estimated net worth of $825 million](https://www.businessinsider.com/rishi-sunak-new-uk-prime-minister-wealth-akshata-murthy-britain-2022-10), was out of touch with the lives of average Britons. Sunak is a former investment banker who became the UK's prime minister in October after being elected as leader of the Conservative Party. Comedian Nish Kumar [simply tweeted](https://twitter.com/MrNishKumar/status/1606672740618047495), "What." "I used to work in finance, actually," Sunak responded. The clip shows Sunak serving breakfast to the man and engaging in a conversation with him. "No, I'm homeless.

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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Asks Homeless Man If He Works ... (HuffPost)

The U.K. leader caught flak for his "clueless" conversation at a homeless shelter.

He warned the country of the “ [profound economic crisis](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rishi-sunak-becomes-uk-prime-minister_n_6357bbd0e4b0b7f89f657d83)” when he took over. “I’d like to get through Christmas first.” leader serving breakfast at a shelter and called it “excruciating.” He asked Dean if he’d be interested. (Watch the video below.) [engaging](https://twitter.com/JonWales123/status/1606950891638386689) in [aspirational dialogue](https://twitter.com/jeremySarahT/status/1606938554630041600), many thought his [conduct](https://twitter.com/DrDavidHabbel/status/1606960979161632768) was [clueless](https://twitter.com/Frenchadventur1/status/1606686591904321540).

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UK premier under fire after asking homeless man if he 'works in ... (Saudi Gazette)

LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attracted widespread criticism after asking a homeless man in a shelter if he "works in business."

I'd like to get through Christmas first." "Is that something you'd like to get into?" the British premier got the reply: "No, I'm homeless.

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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak criticized for 'excruciating ... (Fox News)

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was criticized after making small talk with a homeless person while volunteering at a shelter over the Christmas weekend.

Sunak said that was "exactly" what he wanted to do. Dean can be heard saying that this was "best for business," leading Sunak to ask if Dean worked for a business. [economic instability.](https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/economy) He can be seen doling out generous portions while engaging in small talk with one man who said his name was Dean. [specifically finance.](https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/finance) Sunak then noted that he used to work in finance, then went on to talk about how many finance jobs have moved from mainly in London to places in other parts of the UK. [a shelter in London](https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/world-regions/united-kingdom) on Friday, serving food to those in need.

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'I am homeless': PM's brutal conversation (NEWS.com.au)

The UK Prime Minister has gone viral for a brutally awkward conversation with a homeless man, asking whether he works “in business”.

He appears to ask him if he aspires to work in finance. The PM asked: “Yeah … “Um … “I am actually a homeless person. do you work in a business?” “Do you have a …

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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak criticized for 'excruciating ... (Yahoo News)

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was criticized after making small talk with a homeless person while volunteering at a shelter over the Christmas weekend.

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'Excruciating': When a King and a PM tried to empathise with the rest ... (The Sydney Morning Herald)

What happened after Rishi Sunak asked a homeless man if he “worked in business” and King Charles III waxed lyrical about “compassion”.

“And don’t forget that Marcus Aurelius was one of the greatest [ [Stoic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism) philosophers] and he was the emperor of Rome,” says Dr Simon Longstaff, executive director of The Ethics Centre. (Instead of opting for voluntary exile after being charged with proselytising against democracy, Socrates agreed to be tried, and defended himself by uttering the famous words, “The unexamined life is not worth living” before being put to death.) [Get it in your inbox](/link/follow-20170101-p56j6k) every Monday. “You [could] say ’look, I feel these things, but of course I also recognise that people might find my position of privilege difficult, and I understand that. “I mean, no one claims to be kind of perfect consistently except in rare cases,” he says, referring to Socrates, who famously died for his beliefs. But, despite that, these are concerns that we should have, and these are some of the [things we can do].” “The things you would expect is you acknowledge your own privilege as part of [your compassion],” says Longstaff. Maybe on the surface. [fat-cat philosopher](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/mar/27/seneca-fat-cat-philosopher-emily-wilson-a-life)” of ancient Rome, warned against the evils of consumerism while accumulating a Trumpian fortune by serving [Nero](https://bit.ly/3FTHoMa), the famously cruel emperor of Rome. [excruciating](https://twitter.com/AngelaRayner/status/1606606379862605824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1606606379862605824%7Ctwgr%5E617e745549d939741d8207906dc1865758b72f12%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.republicworld.com%2Fworld-news%2Fuk-news%2Fexcruciating-rishi-sunak-faces-rebuke-for-asking-a-homeless-man-if-he-works-in-business-articleshow.html)”, according to the British deputy leader of the opposition Labour Party. [the plight of the common people](https://www.smh.com.au/national/you-thought-the-cost-of-living-was-bad-here-take-a-look-at-what-s-happening-elsewhere-20221006-p5bntb.html) by those who wouldn’t know the price of a carton of milk if it hit them in the face? [hypocrite](https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/king-charles-iii-praises-the-queen-and-workers-in-first-christmas-message-20221225-p5c8qx.html) after empathising, in his first broadcast Christmas message as King, with those in poverty during this time of “great anxiety and hardship”, and waxing lyrical about his faith in people and “a belief in the extraordinary ability of each person to touch, with goodness and compassion, the lives of others, and to shine a light in the world around them”.

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UK PM Rishi Sunak asks homeless man if he 'works in business' (Stuff.co.nz)

Rishi Sunak, a former Goldman Sachs banker and one of Britain's wealthiest people, served up some awkward conversation with sausages, eggs and toast at a ...

[grim picture for the UK economy](https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/world/300741118/uk-inflation-accelerates-to-41year-high-of-111), which was shown to have contracted by more than was initially estimated between July and September. [Gross domestic product fell](https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/world/300636990/us-inflation-surges-again-in-june-highest-in-40-years?cx_testId=8&cx_testVariant=cx_1&cx_artPos=0#cxrecs_s) by a revised 0.3% in the third quarter of 2022, against the estimated 0.2% decline, as business investment performed worse than anticipated. * I’m actually a homeless person”.

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