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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Dave Burke

Rishi Sunak splashes huge sum ramping up power to private pool as leisure centres close

Rishi Sunak has splashed out tens of thousands of pounds to boost the electricity supply to his private heated swimming pool - while hundreds of leisure centres close or cut hours.

New specialist equipment had to be installed around the multimillionaire PM's mansion in North Yorkshire to accommodate his new pool and gym.

It comes after MPs heard an estimated 350 public swimming pools have been forced to shut or reduce opening hours because of soaring energy bills.

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