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Conference coral — Akshata Murty’s £875 suit for Rishi Sunak’s speech

Recent months have confirmed that Akshata Murty, the Prime Minister’s wife who was once a fashion designer, has settled into a bolder fashion stride.

Today proved no exception, as she appeared hand-in-hand with Rishi Sunak in Manchester, where the Prime Minister delivered his speech at the Conservative Party Conference. Murty herself addressed the crowd, saying “Just as with our girls, he [Sunak] wants the next generation to grow up in a country which offers them opportunity and home.” She went on to speak to her husband directly: “I hope you also know how proud you make our girls and me every single day,” she said.

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