Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has rejected rumors he plans to relocate to California following a likely election loss to Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party. The Conservative Party leader claims he is committed to remaining in Britain irrespective of the election results on July 4.
The rumors surfaced alongside speculation that Sunak had called an early election to facilitate his daughters’ schooling arrangements in the U.S. Responding to a query about his alleged relocation plans, Sunak claimed, “It’s simply not true. I mean, it’s just simply not true.”
“[T]his is my home. I mean, my football team just got promoted back in the Premiership, and I hope to be watching them for years to come in the Premier League,” he added.
However, Sunak previously lived and worked in California, where he met his Indian wife, and watching the Premier League overseas is possible.
Conservative leaders have broken promises about staying in British politics after losing at the ballot box before. David Cameron pledged to stay on if he lost the Brexit referendum in 2016, but ultimately quit not just the premiership but also his seat in Parliament.
Former Liberal Democrat leader Sir Nick Clegg, formerly Deputy Prime Minister in Cameron’s first government, moved to California after abandoning British politics. He now serves as Meta’s President of Global Affairs for Mark Zuckerberg and has been heavily involved in pushing censorship on social media.
