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Rishi Sunak went without ‘lots of things’
including Sky TV as a child
PM recalls his parents’ sacrifices for his education
in interview recorded after his return from D-day celebrations
Nadeem
Badshah
Wed 12 Jun
2024 00.01 BST
Rishi Sunak
has said that he went without “lots of things” as a child growing up in the UK,
citing Sky TV as an example.
In an
interview with ITV to be broadcast on Wednesday, the prime minister said a lot
of sacrifices were made by his parents as education was their priority.
Pressed to
give an example of something that he grew up without, Sunak said: “There’ll be
all sorts of things that I would’ve wanted as a kid that I couldn’t have.
Famously, Sky TV, so that was something that we never had growing up actually.”
Sunak, who
was educated at the private boarding school Winchester College in Hampshire,
said: “What is more important is my values and how I was raised. And I was
raised in a household where hard work was really important … service to your
community was important. And my parents worked very hard for what they had and
they wanted their kids to have a better life.”
The
interview with ITV’s Paul Brand created a big election headache for Sunak last
week, with the prime minister forced to apologise for missing part of the D-day
commemorations in France to record it.
The prime
minister was heavily criticised for leaving the 80th anniversary events early
for a pre-recorded programme, with opposition parties calling it crass and a
dereliction of duty.
During the
interview, the Conservative leader apologised to Brand for his lateness and
told him the “incredible” commemorations in Normandy “all just ran over”.
When asked
if he had the opportunity to meet any of the veterans, the prime minister
replied: “Gosh, lots over yesterday and today. Yeah. I’ve already spoke to
almost everyone that was there, I hope.”
The Tory
leader also gave his view on Nigel Farage, the Reform leader, who claimed the
prime minister did not “care” about British history after his decision to leave
the D-day events.
When asked
what are Farage’s best qualities, Sunak replied: “I really don’t know him,
Paul. I think I’ve met him maybe once in my life.”
Sunak also
brushed off suggestions that Reform would lure voters away from the
Conservative party, adding: “At the end of the day, as I said, one of two
people is going to be prime minister on 5 July. It’s either Keir Starmer or me.
“A vote for
anyone who’s not a Conservative candidate is a vote to put Keir Starmer in
office.”
The Leader
Interviews: Rishi Sunak will be broadcast on ITV1 at 7pm.
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