Rishi Sunak made a last-gasp pitch to wavering voters today – by making a bizarre admission about his favourite food.
In a punishing round of events and interviews before polls open at 7am tomorrow he appeared on ITV‘s This Morning after ‘Britain’s most tattooed mum’, Becky Holt, had appeared wearing just a bikini and her extensive inking.
He joined hosts Cat Deeley and Ben Shepherd and discussed his culinary preferences – and given his huge wealth, his answer may surprise you.
Asked what his last meal in No10 on election night may be he said: ‘I’ll actually be at home in North Yorkshire but my favourite meal generally is sandwiches!
‘I’m a big sandwich person, but on election night, my local butchers always do a special election pie – it’s a very good pork pie with chutney and cheese on top. So that is our election night dinner tradition.’
He also used the interview to lash out at Keir Starmer over the Labour leader’s admission that he tries to set aside time on Friday evenings to spend time with his wife and children.
Mr Sunak suggested that being Prime Minister was incompatible with family life, saying: ‘One of the things I’ve spoken about a lot is that doing this job means I’m not as good as a dad, I’m not as good a husband, as I would love to be – and that comes with the territory of being in public service and having the responsibility to be Prime Minister, to do a great job for everyone who’s watching.’
In a punishing round of events and interviews before polls open at 7am tomorrow he appeared on ITV ‘s This Morning after ‘Britain’s most tattooed mum’ had appeared wearing just a bikini and her extensive inking.
Asked what his last meal in No10 on election night may be he said: ‘I’ll actually be at home in North Yorkshire but my favourite meal generally is sandwiches! I’m a big sandwich person, but on election night, my local butchers always do a special election pie.’
He joined hosts Cat Deeley and Ben Shepherd and revealed his favourite meal is a sarnie.
He added that he will ‘work day and night’ to make a difference to people’s lives and appreciated the ‘enormous privilege’ of having the country’s top job, if re-elected tomorrow.
‘I love my country for what it’s done for my family and I’m in this to work my socks off so I can make that same difference to everybody else. That’s how I approach this job,’ he said.
The Prime Minister was asked about the Jewish community being upset about his party’s response to Sir Keir Starmer’s comments that Friday night dinner is important to his family and that he tries to ‘not do a work-related thing after 6pm’ on Fridays.
The Labour leader had told Virgin Radio that he and his wife, who is Jewish, have a strategy to ‘carve out really protected time for the kids’.
Mr Sunak and Ms Holt chatted after their appearance on This Morning
‘Now, there are few exceptions, but that’s what we do. My son goes kickboxing, so I’ll often take him there, and my daughter goes swimming and cheerleading now. So, I’ve been to see her in cheerleading competitions,’ Sir Keir said.
The Tories said Sir Keir’s stance would make him a ‘part-time’ prime minister while Cabinet ministers mocked him, suggesting he would refuse to go to work if there was an international crisis on a Friday evening.
Addressing the row on Times Radio, Sir Keir said he thought it was ‘ridiculous’ the topic was being talked about and clarified that ‘of course, I’ve had to work Fridays in the past, I’ll work Fridays in the future’.
Lord Mann, the Government’s antisemitism adviser, said criticism by senior Tories was ‘dangerous’.
He said: ‘The attack on Keir Starmer for asserting his right to family time on a Friday night, as he has done for many, many years, is so dangerous. So insidious from those aware of why he chooses to be with his family specifically on Friday evenings.’
Friday night Shabbat dinners are important in the Jewish faith and Sir Keir has talked about making sure his children are aware of their heritage.