Luke Humphries defends Rishi Sunak go to after becoming a member of Prime Minister for darts
Winning the Paddy Power PDC World Darts Championship has made Luke Humphries extra conscious of his privilege than ever.
And the world No1 is keen to place his platform to good use after beating Luke Littler to earn his maiden crown at Alexandra Palace this week. That victory has seen Humphries pulled in all instructions, with even Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wanting a bit of the expertise.
The chief of the Tory get together was given a one-on-one session with Humphries, who made a visit to 10 Downing Street after his Ally Pally triumph and mentioned his struggles with psychological well being on digicam as a part of the go to. And the world champ replied to 1 fan, who referred to as darts star Humphries hypocritical for assembly with a Prime Minister who has overseen so many cuts which have “slashed mental health services and facilities.”
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“Did you ever think to yourself that maybe that was a massive reason for me to go?? We discussed that and how we can make sure everybody is getting the help they deserve,” Humphries replied. “I have a massive platform to try and help others now and I will do that even talking to the PM to discuss it!”
The 28-year-old spoke to Sunak about his struggles with psychological well being and his battles in opposition to nervousness earlier in his profession. And it is no coincidence that after growing a more healthy relationship with that adversity, Humphries has seen a drastic enchancment in his event outcomes over the previous couple of years.
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After reaching his first televised ultimate on the 2021 UK Open, Humphries quickly grew to become a near-constant within the latter levels of main tournaments. He received the World Grand Prix, Players Championship and Grand Slam of Darts in 2023, capping off his 12 months by profitable his first World Championship.
‘Cool Hand’ continued on X (previously Twitter): “I’m not a political person… I have no views on politics and I don’t support any constituency.. but I had the opportunity to meet rishi to talk mental health and darts. The PDC really wanted me to go and do that. And I’d have been silly not to use my platform to talk to him.”
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The fan in query went on to reward Humphries for being so candid and open to dialogue through social media, encouraging different celebrities and sports activities stars to do the identical.
Regardless of the place one falls on the political spectrum, the darts dynamo is right that partaking with these in energy is the one solution to impact change. And after rising to his personal place of energy within the sports activities world, Humphries is keen to not permit his alternative to go to waste.
