UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was criticized after making small talk with a homeless person while volunteering at a shelter over the Christmas weekend.
Sunak then noted that he used to work in finance, then went on to talk about how many finance jobs have moved from mainly in London to places in other parts of the UK.New British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks at Downing Street in London, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, after returning from Buckingham Palace where he was formally appointed to the post by Britain's King Charles III.UK Labour Deputy Leader Angela Rayner tweeted a clip of the video with a brief comment.
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