I am rapidly concluding that Rishi Sunak is, in fact, a malfunctioning protocol droid from the Star Wars universe: C3PM. In response to almost any question, he robotically answers with his “five pledges”. What would you like for your main course, Prime Minister? “We will halve inflation, grow the economy...”
Under pressure, his circuitry is starting to fizz and splutter. At the G7 gathering in Japan on Sunday, the BBC’s Chris Mason asked him whether the independent adviser on ministerial interests, Sir Laurie Magnus, would investigate reports that Home Secretary Suella Braverman had asked civil servants to arrange a private one-on-one speed awareness course for her. The PM’s algorithms were visibly challenged. “Did you have any questions about the summit?” he snapped.
