The personal fortune of the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty surged by more than £120m over the past year. The latest annual Sunday Times Rich List revealed their wealth grew substantially despite the wider UK billionaire boom coming “to an end” in the face of tough economic conditions.
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00:00 Hello, my name is Greg Wright, I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post.
00:06 Here are your headlines for this morning.
00:09 The personal fortune of the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murthy surged
00:15 by more than £120 million of the past year.
00:20 The Sunday Times Rich List revealed their wealth grew substantially, despite the wider
00:25 UK billionaire boom coming to an end in the face of tough economic conditions.
00:32 Mr Sunak and Ms Murthy's wealth was £651 million in the latest list, soaring from £529
00:39 million in 2023.
00:41 So an update this morning from the Sunday Times which has published its Rich List for
00:48 2024.
00:50 My name's Greg Wright and I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post.