Rishi Sunak faces fresh conflict of interest row over India trade talks

Rishi Sunak and his wife, Akshata Murty, attend a reception to celebrate the British Asian Trust at the British Museum in February 2022. Photograph: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images

Rishi Sunak faces a new conflict of interest row before a G20 summit in New Delhi next month over claims that his family could stand to benefit financially from a post-Brexit trade deal that he is negotiating with India.

MPs and trade experts say there are concerns at the highest levels of government over potential “transparency” issues relating to his wife Akshata Murty’s shareholding – worth almost £500m – in the massive Bengaluru-based international IT services and consultancy company Infosys.