Former PM Rishi Sunak mocks his unlikely rise to power as he offers advice to new MPs

Rishi Sunak mocked his unlikely rise to power as prime minister in response to the King’s Speech on Wednesday.

Responding to the Speech from the Throne on behalf of the Conservative Party, Sunak, serving as interim leader of the opposition, offered advice to MPs tipped for a bright future.

“On the government benches life comes at you fast”, the former prime minister joked, adding: “Soon you might be fortunate enough to be tapped on the shoulder and be offered a junior ministerial role, then you’ll find yourself attending cabinet, then in the cabinet and then when the prime minister’s position becomes untenable you might end up being called to the highest office.

“And before you know it you have a bright future behind you and you’re left wondering whether you can credibly be an elder statesman at the age of 44.”

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