Racism not a factor in British PM race, says Rishi Sunak – Times of India

London: Former Chancellor Rishi Sunki Said on Sunday that racism is not the factor conservative Party Membership decision to vote for the next party leader and successor boris johnson as British Prime Minister.
10 Downing Street finalists trailing their rival, the Foreign Secretary liz trussIn polls during the leadership election campaign that ends on September 5, factors such as gender or ethnicity ruled out will play a role in Tory members’ postal ballots from next week.
It followed Lord Rami Ranger, an Indian-origin businessman and Conservative Party donor, who said in a video last week that Britain would be seen as racist if Sunak lost the Tory leadership election.
“I don’t think it’s a factor in anyone’s decision. I don’t think it’s right,” Sunak told The Daily Telegraph in an interview.
“I was elected as Member of Parliament in Richmond … Our members put merit above everything else. I am sure that when they are considering this question, they are finding out that the Prime Minister Who is the best person to be… gender, ethnicity and everything else will have nothing to do with it,” said the Tory MP from Richmond, Yorkshire.
The 42-year-old British Indian politician accepted Liz Truss in a race to “play catch-up” as she continued her campaign tour of the UK to win over the votes of Conservative Party members.
“It wasn’t that long ago, the commentary was that I wouldn’t even be part of this contest,” he said, a reference to the attacks on his wife. Akshata MurthyTax position on his Infosys shares.
“I think I can build a country where the defining characteristics of our society are hard work and aspiration and hope, a society where world-class education is the birth right of every child, a society where we lead the world.” and have standards of decency. And integrity, and a society where we are really proud of our history and our traditions, but we are really confident about our future. You don’t hear much about it because everybody wants to focus on a very narrow conversation,” he said, pointing to his disappointment at the tax cuts being the key issue in the race.
As part of his reform plans for the state-funded National Health Service (NHS), if elected prime minister, Sunak has said he will impose a temporary GBP10 fine for patients who go without a general practitioner. (GP) or fail to attend outpatient appointment. Providing sufficient notice to allow surgery or the hospital to offer the slot to another patient.
The first time a patient misses an appointment, they will be given the “benefit of the doubt”, but subsequent missed appointments will be charged GBP 10 each time.
“We’re already paying for appointments. If they’re not being used, it’s a waste. So if we can replace that, we can basically get more money than what we’re going for.” We’re applying today. It’s a good example of a conservative approach to that problem,” he told the newspaper.
During conversations with Tory members during the campaign, supporters urged them not to give up despite being “underdog” in the race.
“I’m fighting for the values ​​I believe in. I’m fighting for the things that I think are right for our country. And I’m not going to stop,” he reassured one supporter.