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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Phillip Inman

Sunak’s spreadsheet solutions for Britain are a product of his ego

Rishi Sunak delivering a speech from a lectern, shot from low angle against a blue backdrop. On the lectern is the slogan
Sunak during his speech to the Conservative party conference, whe he officially announced the cancellation of the HS2 route to Manchester. Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters

It’s all about him. That much was clear from Rishi Sunak’s conference speech last week and the interview he gave the BBC soon afterwards. “I want to change our country,” he told his interviewer, before adding: “I want to change the way we do politics.”

There was the occasional reference to the government, other members of the cabinet and the Conservative party, but mostly we found out what his plans were going to be after almost a year in No 10.

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