 Getty Images) A YouGov poll revealed his net favourability rating fell 24 points in the two weeks since the Spring Statement to -29 - his lowest ever result. Tory bible ConservativeHome then ranked Mr Sunak third from the bottom in its regular Cabinet league table with a net satisfaction rating of just 7.9. Here are some of his previous disasters. His wife's non-dom tax status Mr Sunak was forced to defend his wife's non-dom status, which could spare her from a huge tax bill on foreign income. Ms Murty was paying £30,000-a-year to the UK Government to keep the privilege, which is legal and applies to people who live in Britain but have a permanent home outside the UK. Her spokeswoman said she pays tax on all income due in the UK and international taxes on her international income. Image: PA) PA) But the revelation sparked a major backlash due to Ms Murty's interests in Infosys, an){kind=link}
The PM loves to present himself as a man-of-the-people in a carefully manicured PR image. But after he was revealed as a US Green Card holder and his non-dom wife made a screeching U-turn over her tax, the sheen began to fade
Rishi Sunak previously found himself in the firing line after news of his wife’s tax-reducing status emerged on the day he hiked national insurance for millions of Brits.
At the time, the PM accused Labour of a smear campaign against his wife Askhata Murty, whose non-domiciled status which means she does not have to pay UK tax on overseas income.
Ms Murty paid £30,000 a year to the UK Government to keep her non-dom status, which is legal and expires after 15 years of being resident in Britain. She staged a late Friday night U-turn and said she will now pay UK tax on overseas income.
The row focused attention on the couple’s significant wealth and raised questions about whether Mr Sunak understands the challenges ordinary families are facing.