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LONDON — Rishi Sunak was seen as Boris Johnson’s natural heir, until he turned on the prime minister who put him in charge of Britain’s economy.
At 42, Sunak would be the youngest prime minister for more than 200 years and the country’s first South Asian leader. After high school Sunak studied philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford University — the degree of choice for future prime ministers — then got an MBA at Stanford University. An instinctive low-tax politician who idolizes former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, he nonetheless forked out billions in government money to keep people and businesses afloat during the pandemic.
He also has faced questions about his wealth and finances. His wife is the daughter of the billionaire founder of Indian tech giant Infosys, and the couple is worth 730 million pounds , according to the Sunday Times Rich list. In April it emerged that Murty did not pay U.K. tax on her overseas income.
Sunak's leadership campaign has been the most professional of any contender, from a slick launch video to a coterie of aides to marshal support.
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