Rishi Sunak asked if he ever ‘lies awake at night’ worrying about UK inequality

During his appearance before the liaison committee today, Rishi Sunak was asked if he ever “lies awake a night” worrying about UK inequality.

Liam Byrne, the chair of the business and trade select committee, said: “So this Christmas will see sales of luxury cars and private jets and superyachts hit an all time high. Yet food banks in my constituency are now running out of food. We’ve got homelessness at record levels, and last year, 4 million people experienced destitution.

“Just tell us, do you ever lie awake at night worrying about the level of economic inequality in our country?”.

Rishi Sunak responded: “I want to make sure that we can reduce economic inequality and spread opportunity, and I’m pleased that we are making progress on that.

He added: “So here are the facts: income inequality is lower today than it was in 2010. The number of people living in absolute poverty is lower 1.7 million fewer people, and the number of people in low paid workers the lowest on record”.

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