In this age of internet search engine optimisation, there is a game to be played. Whenever someone new comes on the scene – in politics, sport or culture – thousands of articles pop up entitled “Who is . . .” It is meant to be one of the best ways for sites to pick up internet traffic. But age, height and net worth only tell you so much about Rishi Sunak.
He is certainly a very different character from his predecessor. In a television debate this summer, Liz Truss was asked what quality she would like to encourage in her rival; she replied that she wanted him to take more risks.
It was an odd answer: you don’t have as successful a career as Sunak
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