is in election mode having dissolved parliament and which will take place on 4 July. As part of the ongoing campaigns from the major political parties, the Prime Minister and leader of the Conservatives will face Labour leader and current front-runner in the polls, Keir Starmer, in a head-to-head television debate on ITV on Tuesday evening. Ahead of the debate, hosted by broadcaster Julie Etchingham, viewers (and voters) might be interested to know about the Prime Minister's family who currently reside in No.
10 Downing Street. It's no secret that Rishi and his wife have an eye-watering fortune between them – but here's more information about how they made their money and their family life. Akshata Murty is an heiress, businesswoman and former designer.
Born in India, the 44-year-old was raised by her grandparents while her father, N. R. Narayana Murthy, and her mother Sudha Murty, launched their own tech company, Infosys.
The business has grown enormously over the past four decades to become a giant in the industry and is reported to be worth more than £70 billion. Akshata has shares in her father's company, which are estimated to be worth more than £400 million. Before meeting and marrying Rishi Sunak, Akshata headed Stateside to study at the prestigious Claremont McKenna College, California to study economics and French.
Once gaining her Bachelor's degree, she then obtained a fashion diploma from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising and went on to work at gl.
