RISHI Sunak is on the verge of becoming the next Prime Minister after he was proven right over the economic plans of Liz Truss.
During the leadership campaign, he blasted her tax cut promises and “fairy tale” ideas as irresponsible at a time of high inflation.
He was proved correct when Ms Truss’s mini Budget triggered turbulence in the financial markets and forced the Bank of England to intervene.
Many MP colleagues, however, had not thought Mr Sunak fit for the top job.
To them, he was the traitor whose resignation as Chancellor brought down Boris Johnson.
So last night’s turnaround marks an incredible comeback for the 42-year-old who came to prominence when his furlough scheme helped to save millions of jobs.
It was then, many felt, that Brexit-backing Mr Sunak turned his mind to one day being PM.
His own carefully-curated social media content further boosted his profile.
Winchester-educated Mr Sunak, whose dad was a family doctor, went to Oxford and Stanford University in California where he met his heiress wife, Akshata Murthy.
He became a hedge fund manager before entering politics and in 2015 — only seven years ago — won Richmond, North Yorks, for the Tories.
It’s been a meteoric rise.
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