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Aleksandra Bliszczyk

The UK Has A New PM Who’s Literally Richer Than King Charles III That’s Just Fab For Democracy

The UK has a new PM — its third this year — and he is literally richer than King Charles III. Great. So what do we know about Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak
Akshata Murty Sunday Times  2022 Rich List Queen Elizabeth II King Charles III Camilla   N.R. Narayana Murthy revealed by the BBC
“It is the greatest privilege of my life to be able to serve the party I love and give back to the country I owe so much to,” he said last night when he was announced as the new party leader.
“We face a profound economic challenge. We now need stability and unity and I will make it my utmost priority to bring our party and our country together.

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and what is his net worth? Sunak, previously the UK chancellor, and his wife have an estimated fortune of £730 million ($1.3 billion AUD), according to the . The list estimated ’s fortune at £370 million ($660 million) before her death. and  Queen Consort have an estimated £300 million ($536 million AUD). As PM he’s now also entitled to a£161,401 annual salary. Sunak is a former finance bro hedgefund manager so was pretty loaded himself but the vast majority of the couple’s wealth comes from his wife who is the daughter of one of India’s richest men. is the founder of tech giant Infosys and has an estimated net worth of more than $4.5 billion USD ($7.1 billion AUD). His daughter owns a stake in the company worth about £690 million ($A1.2 billion). It was also earlier this year that Murty, an Indian citizen, avoided paying about £2.1 million ($3.3 million AUD) per year in UK tax by claiming non-domiciled status. Basically, she paid £30,000 ($53,600 AUD) per year for several years to not have to pay local tax on the overseas income she made from her Infosys shares. Murty said it was all “entirely legal”, but added “It has become clear that many do not feel it is compatible with my husband’s role as chancellor” and relinquished the status. So how will Sunak’s billionaire status affect the way he runs the country? I think we can all assume it’s not a good time to be poor in the UK. At 42, Sunak will also be the youngest British PM in modern history when he takes office this week. This also makes him a millennial by about five months. He met Murty, also 42, while studying at Stanford University and they married in 2009. They have two daughters. Sunak has had the fastest rise in modern history from being elected an MP to coming PM — just seven years. “We’re united behind the policy and now cannot afford the indulgence of division over personality. “He said we have one chance. It is unite or die.”
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