UK's Sunak criticised for asking homeless man if he 'works in business'

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to the media at the Joint Expeditionary Force countries leaders' meeting in Riga, Latvia, on Dec 19, 2022.LONDON - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faced criticism on Saturday for seeming out of touch with ordinary people when he asked a homeless man at a charity whether he "worked in business" and wanted to get into the finance industry.

"Do you work in business?" the prime minister asks the man at one point during the conversation, as he hands him a plate of sausages, toast and eggs.Angela Rayner, deputy leader of the opposition Labour Party, posted a clip of the exchange on Twitter, calling it "excruciating," while another Labour lawmaker, Bill Esterson, called Sunak "out of touch".

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British PM Sunak criticised for asking homeless man if he 'works in business'The prime minister was serving breakfast at a homeless shelter in London when he met the man. Read more at straitstimes.com. straits_times Can’t really blame Rishi. He hardly met poor & homeless folks all his life. 😂😂😂 Judging frm the way he ask, i can figure out how people live... Brou up... Educated... May i use such words... Inconsiderate n selfish. straits_times When you are rich and filled with cash, you will look down on others. It now depends on how well you want to hide that truth and this man clearly doesn’t really do a good job hiding that fact.
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