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Simon Goodley

MYSTERIOUS: Calls for rishi sunak to be more open about finances after silence over loan source - You Need To See This

Rishi Sunak attends a Tory members event in Bexhill, Sussex, before leadership hustings in Eastbourne later on Friday.
Rishi Sunak attends a Tory members event in Bexhill, Sussex, before leadership hustings in Eastbourne later on Friday. Photograph: Peter Nicholls/PA

Labour is calling on Rishi Sunak to be more transparent about his finances after the prime ministerial candidate declined to answer questions about the source of hundreds of thousands of pounds he loaned to a company that he jointly owned with his wife.

The move is the latest request for the former chancellor to explain details about how he has managed his family’s fortune, which is said to total £730m and has led to him being routinely referred to as the UK’s richest MP.

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