Rishi Sunak slaps down own constituent in heated Brexit row live on LBC

Rishi Sunak speaking on LBC (Image: LBC) Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been confronted by one of his own North Yorkshire constituents, who called into his LBC phone-in to slam the Government for allowing numerous businesses to close. Jo Foster, who runs an aromatherapy company in the PM’s constituency, criticised the Government for crashing the economy, resulting in businesses closing. Ms Foster cited recent news that four well-established independent businesses near here are shutting up shop, as keeping going is “no longer financially possible”. “Many more are on the brink, and asked why… they’re quoting your Tory policies as the reason why; everything from increased taxes, soaring costs, impact of Brexit , difficulty finding staff, all combined with the fact it was your Government that crashed the economy and left people without any disposable income to spend.” The Prime Minister appeared to know Ms Foster from previous interactions, saying it was “always lovely to hear from you!” “Jo and I don’t – as you can probably tell – share the same politics, we’ve had healthy debates on Brexit in the past… she was very upset that I supported Brexit but I think that was the right thing to do.” He added: “I don’t think that’s the reason that some businesses are struggling at the moment”.