HE has pledged to “govern as a Thatcherite” and once wore pair of £490 Prada loafers to a building site.
How multi-millionaire and former hedge fund boss Rishi Sunak – the third Prime Minister in seven weeks – will be able to connect with Scottish voters struggling with the cost-of-living crisis remains to be seen.
A poll published in August during the previous leadership contest indicated that regardless of who won, the new Tory leader was likely to persuade a significant proportion of Scots to back independence in another referendum.