Rishi Sunak is facing demands to disclose his finances after it emerged his wife is cashing in on Rolls-Royce jobs outsourced to India. The conservative leadership candidate’s partner Akshata Murty owns a £690million stake in Infosys – a firm which has done a deal with the British engine giant to move work to Bengaluru.
The Rolls-Royce plan to “transition a significant part of engineering centre capabilities” was extended in April after first being agreed two years ago. It coincided with 700 jobs being slashed at the firm’s plant in Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, as part of a 3000 staff cull across the UK.
Former chancellor Sunak announced he was running to be Conservative leader on Friday and is the bookies’ favourite to become the next Prime Minister. But Labour’s Shadow Scottish Secretary Ian Murray has demanded full disclosure of his finances following the revelations. He said: “Sunak has been complicit in the Johnson debacle and he should be utterly ashamed.
