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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Ellie Fry

People seethe over Rishi Sunak's £180 coffee mug as he is named the next Prime Minister

The former chancellor Rishi Sunak has been named Britain's next Prime Minister as rival Penny Mordaunt crashed out of the leadership race after failing to secure enough Tory backers.

But while he may have convinced his fellow politicians that he is the man for the top job, his past blunders have left a sour taste in the mouths of Twitter users who have criticised the potential future leader for his lavish tastes.

The general public have spoken out against the new PM's penchant for expensive commodities, as images of Sunak posing with a £180 Bluetooth coffee cup have resurfaced online amidst his battle to become PM.

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