British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak - British economist and politician Rishi Sunak was born on 12th May 1980 in Southampton, came under fire last night for appearing to not understand ordinary people as he asked a homeless man at a charity event if he "worked in business" and wanted to work in the financial industry, Reuters reported.

Sunak, a former Goldman Sachs banker and one of Britain's richest men, was serving breakfast at a homeless shelter in London on Friday when he struck up a conversation with a man who identified himself as Dean.

"Do you work in business?" the prime minister asked the man at one point during the conversation as he handed him a plate of sausages, toast and eggs.

"No, I'm homeless. I'm actually homeless," the man replied.

Angela Rayner, deputy leader of the opposition Labor Party, posted a video clip of the incident on Twitter, calling it "excruciating" to watch.

Sunak took power in October and became the richest occupant of Number 10 Downing Street at a time when the country is struggling with a cost-of-living crisis.

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His awkward exchange with the homeless man began when the man asked Sunak if he was "solving the problems of the economy."

When the homeless man then said he was interested in business and finance, Sunak replied that he had also worked in finance before asking: "Is that something you would like to do?"

"Yeah, I wouldn't mind," Dean replied.

"But first I want to spend Christmas," the man added.

Rishi Sunak

Great Britain

a homeless person