James O'Brien on Rishi Sunak's "absolutely shameful" wife profiting from a Moscow business | LBC

James O'Brien explains why Rishi Sunak's wife profiting from a business operating in Moscow is "absolutely shameful".
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[@ursman3ify]

Exactly. Blatant double standards of Politicians and mainstream media is absolutely disgraceful. Well done James for exposing the double standards.

[@pipster1891]

Hes not the first. It doesnt ever stop it though.

[@breadyegg]

If they didn't have double standards they wouldn't have any standards at all

[@clareowen2047]

These people really do exist in a different universe - they are utterly unmoved by the circumstances of many people in this country because they are completely oblivious to it.

[@davidgatherer2073]

Unfortunately it's just a show and the vast majority lap it up.

[@preciousdevere288]

They are intoxicated by the smell of money...

[@julianshepherd2038]

"I'm so surprised at War Profiteering" Said No One.

[@LearnWithVikram7]

Sometimes bother to ask how much

[@uniteddreamer]

From the PM?

[@meanwhileme4128]

Surely Starmer must hit Sunak with this at PMQs tomorrow?

[@VARMOT123]

it is an indian company . she has got zero power executively in infosys

[@himoffthequakeroatbox4320]

Sunpat's off on a jolly. It'll be Raab vs Rayner. Popcorn time!

[@nick1065]

Can’t hit a cows arris with a banjo can Starmer

[@dansegelov305]

@@VARMOT123 . She has the power to chose not to accept payments

[@uniteddreamer]

@@himoffthequakeroatbox4320 so it'll be bullying (yet again) and corruption (yet again)...

[@clareowen2047]

I’m done - a 2 year old boy is dead, because of the disgusting circumstances he was forced to live in with his parents, and these ********** continue to milk cash at every turn.

[@B-uk8eo]

I read that story, so sad. I used to live in a similar basement flat, but what was different I cleaned it with bleach and didn't let it get worse... Really sad, and i hate saying it but the parents had a responsibility and have to share some of the blame, be it a small part.

[@clareowen2047]

You are wrong - I had mould in my bathroom- I cleaned it with bleach thinking it would remove it - it doesn’t- it had to be treated to get rid of it.

[@B-uk8eo]

@@clareowen2047 the source had to be sorted which was the building damp course. However bleach and black mould remover kept it at bay

[@uchee211]

@@B-uk8eo thats nonsense and victim blaming. You have no idea how big the problem, how long they battled with it and whether it was even prctical to be bleaching the wall given the scale of the issue

[@B-uk8eo]

@@uchee211 do you really think that much black mould appears over night, the fact this contributed to their sons death suggests it was there for a long time. As I said, I'm not blaming them for the issue, but they could of done something.

[@ThomasKing19933]

"Absolutely shameful" the problem is, these people have no shame.

[@kippsguitar6539]

Why ? What have ordinary Russians done wrong?

[@ThomasKing19933]

@@kippsguitar6539 it's nothing to do with ordinary Russians, I'm talking about politicians.

[@howler6490]

No shame...BUT LOADSA MONEY!!

[@smon4164]

If you were to throw a paper plane in a room full of politicians, chances are pretty high that it would hit a sociopath.

[@SilverCanary1]

@@ThomasKing19933 I think we have found ourselves a Russian troll

[@namesurname2958]

This should be brought up in tomorrows pmqs.

[@pamelaadam9207]

i doubt liebour will i hope oor Ian will have a pop

[@SilverCanary1]

Rishi is my MP. I might write him a letter and see what his excuse is...

[@joey3088]

Pointless, as he's ducked it and sending in Raab...

[@SilverCanary1]

@@joey3088 why do we live with such bs

[@samanthapatrick4345]

@@SilverCanary1 I doubt you'll get a reply

[@suzann2531]

I Agree with James on this one. I made the mistake of Googling how many overseas companies claimed the furlough money. Sickening the thought of who actually claimed and taxpayers are forced to pay it back .

[@nick1065]

What was sickening is locking down businesses in the first place.

[@meetkichu]

British industrial revolution was done by ripping wealth from other countries ( recent estimate 20 trillion) it's okay support UK employees employed in UK to support UK economy. Please don't forget your past.

[@meetkichu]

@@nick1065 it's advice given by WHO

[@ryaneylee]

@@nick1065 yeah, surely the overpaid and lazy NHS could have dealt with the cases without lockdowns!

[@nick1065]

@@ryaneylee Doubt it!

[@Neil-qg9cw]

DWP will penalise non-married couples for their 'household' income, despite having no shared bank accounts or financial responsibility. Yet a married PM and wife are to be considered separate? Marriage is the very definition of sharing financial responsibility! The double standard is completely ludicrous!

[@snafutube]

You're absolutely right James, My partner (not wife) is self-employed (with no guarantee of future employment with the people she works for ) but is the largest income earner in our household - when I've been unemployed I was entitled to zero benefit because of our relationship, was entitled to zero furlow money despite being told there would be no more work for me at the start of the pandemic also because I was on a zero contract job (ironically for Serco and by extension the British Government). However, when it comes to paying taxes, because we are not technically married we have to pay more tax than a married couple, so we are treated like a married couple when it comes to being penalised, but not when it comes to benefitting ... But yeah Rishi Rich Boy; of course your wife's income is a completely separate issue to yours. Yeah, Right!! What a joke this country is.... what mugs we are to tolerate these self-serving liars.

[@karlmylnere5712]

Snafutube the whole system is a total maze and decidedly unfair, you have an option in that for tax purposes you could of course get married , but that would seem a very lame excuse for doing so .Self employed people have had the rough end of the stick from successive governments for decades and I see no end to it , the system is definitely not fit for purpose and is overdue a total rethink as because of its Draconian measures it almost encourages people to give false information ,which in itself is unacceptable but in many cases understandable.

[@snafutube]

@@karlmylnere5712 yes, but we shouldn't have to get married in this day and age just to appease the phoney tory 'family values'(sic) agenda or anything else, especially as they choose to treat us as married when it comes to claiming any benefits etc. ... indeed; they do push people into declaring false information

[@petyrkowalski9887]

Sunak gets famously prickly when challenged about his wifes family business. Whatever Sunak claims, he cannot distance himself from this.

[@vishbraveheart]

He can pretty easily , coz its not his wife's business but her parents ( Indian citizens with an indian company). India hasn't sanctioned Russia. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@pb6096]

@@vishbraveheart none the less she is partner in that business and claiming profits from that business…

[@petyrkowalski9887]

@@vishbraveheart no, but Infosys have a big business in Russia and Russian bank accounts. Sunaks wife is benefiting from this.

[@jananders1351]

Tories on the whole are a shameless bunch of twisters, but Sunak with his holier than thou performances and his constant carping about Jeremy Corbin at every PMQs session is a very nasty piece of work indeed. No doubt he'll explain that he had no idea whatsoever of where and how his wife's income is generated.

[@robertosborne7542]

Difficult to get away with that defence I think.Its all a bit Victorian,not attacking his wife that is how she gets away with it and can afford to spend 14k on heating their indoor swimming pool in Richmond while the local pool has to close thanks to hubbies cuts.

[@alasdaircook5673]

And Sunak made his money out of the financial crash working for Goldman Sachs

[@lagancider6153]

When my wife's daughter was heading to university her student loan was based on our joint household income. (neither my wife nor I went to Uni btw, she's the first, studying nursing and costing a fortune from our barely average incomes) She was awarded the lowest loan amount.

[@uniteddreamer]

I guess that was after the Tories abolished the nursing bursary, while claiming to be trying to recruit more nurses.

[@philwill0123]

@@uniteddreamer This. They are barely meeting targets of recruitment enough to meet those leaving the service, let alone recruiting more.

[@meanwhileme4128]

@@philwill0123 And its deliberate part of destroying OUR NHS for private companies he recently met in US which his wife will profit from ponces indeed.

[@Gohka]

@@philwill0123 While also kicking the people out of the country who may already be trained nurses.

[@nevertrustatory9412]

Can’t continue to privatise the nhs if it’s not failing can we?

[@ryanseddon4800]

More people were willing to stand in a queue for hours in the cold to see the queen in her coffin than seem to be willing to take half the time to protest in the streets.

[@AnaInTh3Sky]

It's very simple: if you want to be a ruthless soulless money-grabbing businessman... do it! But then don't expect to also be the PM and lecture people about sanctioning the exact thing you are doing. Quintessentially Tory behaviour: one rule for them, no rules for me. They can't help themselves... they NEED to have everything all the time AND expect to het away with it. Such is their pathological entitlement.

[@owenokane9643]

They don't expect to get away with it. They have got away with it, for the past 12 years, but this is what you get when gullible people continuously vote to keep them in power. So there is no point in complaining. This is who the English want to run the UK.

[@AnaInTh3Sky]

@@owenokane9643 I'd be tempted to agree with you and I understand where you are coming from... but when the same people are the ones cutting funding for education and allowing their mates to buy up all the media outlets that manipulate the electorate at will... I want to believe that the British people will kick them out in the next election. Of course that still leaves the question open of... are Labour ever going to get serious and change things so that we don't get f-ed again by them or are they just going to appease their market overlords too... :S

[@gillosborne9516]

They will even take childrens income when assessing benefits

[@smon4164]

if your dog swallows a penny they want to know about it.

[@brianevans2819]

We are all going to pay more tax, but has usual not her, or Charles even Cameron tried to con £50m out of our COVID-19 riddled country for his Australian Con Man friend and absolutely nothing happened to him, they are just pathetic excuse for human beings. Why do those mostly and always try to pay as less has they possibly can, why is that?

[@allanchurm]

cameron managed to make it law though that we have to give away billions to other countrys before he went..a total arsole of a man ..while our people go to food banks

[@brianevans2819]

@@allanchurm absolutely spot on.

[@davidgatherer2073]

@@allanchurm Not 100% disagreeing but there's a big difference to a food bank and facing starvation on a daily basis or war on your door step.

[@ursman3ify]

Hes absolutely right about this one. Sunak and his wife have been given an extremely easy ride compared to Corbyn who wasn't even the PM.

[@robertosborne7542]

You dont imagine that the DM etc are going to go after a Con. PM surely?As has been mentioned in other comments if say Starmers wife was benefitting in like manner the outrage would be heard on Mars.

[@timetochange724]

A Total Disgrace. How insane is this system!

[@petermark9423]

As an Ulsterman living in the United States, I love to keep track of what is going on in the UK. What a treat it is to tune in to James’s coverage.

[@denisesf5]

This Canadian Monarchist agrees 100%!

[@Adam-cr8qe]

You should try living here mate

[@gc8074]

I don’t know why as O’Brien hates Ulster and everything it stands for have you never heard his republican bile

[@noelpucarua2843]

@@gc8074 Ulster is a word that stands for nine counties in Ireland. Tell me how James O'Brien "hates" "everything it stands for"? ( remember you are the one who used the word "everything" so don't blame me for taking you at your word.

[@pammi3011]

It's not much fun living here though, that's for sure....I'd call it a nightmare tbh

[@derin111]

Are these are the so-called “Highest standards of integrity” that he promised to uphold ? His errors of judgement are absolutely shocking!

[@darrylshamrock]

I lost a contract with an engineering company once......because my wife worked for a competitor. It was just teaching English to low-level managers. 12 hours at 20 quid (Euros) an hour. Not exactly industrial espionage, I'm sure you'll agree.

[@tariq_sharif]

Rules and ethics apply only to you (and me), the little people, now eat your bread and water and be grateful..

[@rakhimukerji7937]

I UNDERSTAND INFOSYS IS TEMPORARYLY CLOSED IN MOSCOW.THAT IS INDIAN COMPANY.

[@tariq_sharif]

Been saying for a while, rishi is a security risk to this country ... Look no further than his wife and father in law

[@alasdaircook5673]

And so was Johnson putting his mate a KGB agent in the HOL.

[@Hat101]

MP's should receive a nurses annual salary then they might actually get it.

[@jocondie2069]

@Dean Lambert yes and a nurse should receive an mp’s salary

[@Geo65582]

Shoe box ,doorway nd no money if he makes it back to the top he can be mp

[@IBIZABIKE]

@@jocondie2069 and a pensioner should get the living wage ,not less than half of it

[@jocondie2069]

@@IBIZABIKE I absolutely agree

[@chrissniper3761]

Its even more outrageous Sunak is leader of UK

[@davidmcculloch8490]

Our credibility on the international stage sinks further in the mire. Wonder if Little Spiv has noticed that we are an international joke and his wife is providing sick comedy material. Enough is enough. Tories out.

[@davidbates3057]

I'm half expecting somebody to clip this video where James says "Jeremy Corbyn's wife making millions while doing business in Russia" and have them post that as factual news of a thing that is happening, such is the ridiculous treatment of the media toward Corbyn. And tbh, I still don't know where their vehement hatred of him comes from. That he dared to promote policy to help the working class that would have at least softened some of the disasters we're seeing today? What a monster!

[@nifralo2752]

If Corbyn had supported Brexit Labour could have won.

[@MB-fv4mf]

‘But he doesn’t look like a Prime Minister…’

[@davidredshaw448]

Some years ago I was on a very big and very vocal anti-austerity march in London. It was shortly after news of David Cameron and his father having used tax havens. The mood on the march was angrier than usual for these things and all through the afternoon the chant went up: "David Cameron shame on you, and your dodgy father too!" A few people were wearing mocked-up pigs heads too, a reference to Cameron Jr's membership of the Bullingdon.

[@philipernestholmes7200]

Disgraceful

[@nick1065]

Outrageous!

[@monkeyboy8424]

The Ministerial Code requires Sunak to declare all family interests that my be associated with any decision he may make as Prime Minister.

[@meanwhileme4128]

Which he won't he's a ponce

[@hanselmansell7555]

Many people on benefits won't get married for precisely this reason. Their hypocrisy is sickening 🤮

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

An inconvenient truth !

[@anthonydecastro6938]

Rishi Sunak is all about money. But of course the Tories are all about money. But the brits have turned a blind eye to this.

[@nick1065]

Evil this capitalism lark eh?

[@rhodrijohn7411]

That's what happens when the tories control the media, they won't hold their mates to account. Imagine if this was a labour PM, there'd have been an election 5 minutes after the fact came out

[@racqueteer5606]

Fishi Rishi has nothing to do with his wife's affairs - they even have separate swimming pools and tennis courts 😂 Well done James - summing things up brilliantly as usual.

[@anthonywilson8998]

Yes local swimming pool closing due to high energy costs while he has one newly built just for his family. That tells you all you need to know. WE ARE CERTAINLY NOT ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. ARE WE ????

[@franklingoodwin]

@@anthonywilson8998 The local swimming pool closing (at least those that have already closed) will likely have very little or nothing to do with him specifically. That being said he's as much of a hypocrite and as corrupt as the rest of his party

[@meanwhileme4128]

@@anthonywilson8998 he's a ponce typical Tory Vermin

[@jameshogan6142]

You are right. I remember John Bercow being taken to task for a Brexit sticker in the car he was driving which belonged to his wife. He rightly pointed out that he had little control over her political views.

[@carlarthur4442]

Hahaha 😆 wonder whether they have separate beds 🛌 🤣

[@kevinshanahan6064]

Thatcher was happy for her family to do business with S Africa and reluctant in the extreme to condemn the Apartheid regime. Thatcher appointing Dep Chairman of BAT, Ken Clarke as Health Minister showed also her contempt for us all.

[@nifralo2752]

Didn't tutu say she was key to ending it? Plus we've sanctioned Iran Syria North Korea Iraq Cuba burma it did didly squat

[@kevinshanahan6064]

@@nifralo2752 sanctions invariably do diddly squat. Yes she made all the right noises but the ending of Apartheid came about by events in the changing political position in SA and Thatcher went with the growing pressure around the world to voice her support to ending the regime in Feb 1990. To say she was at the forefront before the change became inevitable would be to re-write history.

[@paul_my_plumbs_uk]

Money speaks in any language

[@amjudbutt2993]

James you are star. Bless you keep bashing these double standards minds.

[@nick1065]

💩💨💩

[@jo-vj6pe]

Hinduphobic

[@indrajeet]

Ahh yes, the pakistani bbc dog barking load

[@DavidJohnson-yq4nz]

James a star indeed

[@onlyme219]

'Not a sausage' the more I watch James at the moment the more I like him, he has a twinkle in his eye, and love the cut of his jib, top form 👍

[@chatham43]

....he loves to throw in the odd working class idiom in order to show he's down with the masses.....😊😊

[@jamiegoddard562]

Totally agree james well said

[@Salomessanctuary]

Mrs Sunak's family is so rich in India and India has most beggers and hunger. They are bringing 3rd World poverty to Britain and managing to line their pockets with public money. Imagine she didn't declare what she was earning, she thought she would not be caught avoiding tax. When she got caught then she says she will pay.... Do they live in 10 Downing Street ?? As far as I know she moved out not very long ago when she was found out not paying the tax......James she did say she would pay but did she and how much ?? I have no problem with millionaires or billionaires, they should stick to business and not politics. When you become politician you are there to serve the country and her people.🙏

[@nathanlyon8775]

Facts!!

[@vishbraveheart]

@@nathanlyon8775 Not facts , plain stupidity!

[@vishbraveheart]

Pretty clownish statement / comment. Firstly india is not a 3rd world country. Secondly Mrs Sunaks family is indian and they pay taxes in india. Mrs Sunak is not obligated to pay taxes on income generated in india in UK. She pays those taxes in India. But now that British people have ended up on the streets, there is public hue & cry over nothing. Public needs someone to point & criticise. She agreed to pay taxes not coz she had to do it ( legally she didn't have to ) but to take attention of her , as she maintains a very private persona.

[@andrewrobinson2565]

In France unemployment benefits are called "unemployment insurance" and spouses' incomes are not taken into account when calculating the indemnity. It depends on the salary prior to becoming unemployed and for how long the beneficiary has been paying the monthly premium. 🇨🇵🇪🇺

[@rhodrijohn7411]

That's what happens when you don't have a bunch of rich kids running a country

[@OnlineSchoolofEnglish]

Yeah... but this is Britain where the stench of corruption, hypocrisy and immorality coming from the top is so great they don't even bother hiding it anymore. It's all about a rule for them (rich Tories) and a rule for the rest of us (the average Joe).

[@nifralo2752]

Maybe we should try that

[@andrewrobinson2565]

@@nifralo2752 I was on the dole in the UK in 1984. It was like "The Full Monty" but less musical.

[@adrianoyorkshire]

It is unethical, to say the least. This is what the population is aware of.

[@francesjones9644]

Absolutely right James, I despair, I really do.

[@isbestlizard]

His wife still hasn't given up her non-dom status. She just promised that she'll pay certain taxes (she'll decide which) as if she was domiciled here. Obviously not inheritance tax though, so when her dad dies and gives he a few billion. Obviously she'll be non-domiciled then.

[@moonmoggyjohn5227]

Tories out now.

[@nick1065]

Afraid you’ll have to wait another few years.

[@moonmoggyjohn5227]

@@nick1065 The way they are leading riots are likely and that will force a general election to avoid system change I foresee

[@proffessorclueless]

In Rishi Sunaks defence let me quote him - "This government will have integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level. Trust is earned. And I will earn yours."

[@meanwhileme4128]

Well said the Ponce👏

[@duncanrae7504]

Hope he hears this .

[@dazzlerone864]

You are 110% correct but you should be saying this to rushie Thanks for highlighting this though, at least I know who not to vote for when I get the chance.

[@davidpearn2484]

How much money do these million/ Billionaire's need jeez how greedy are these people it's truly disgusting.

[@VARMOT123]

learn how a foreign company works ffs

[@WolfgangVonKempelen838]

Nice people never get rich

[@jeremybunn8473]

They are obscene people because they're so greedy and ' I'm alright Jack.' I'll give this PM, Sunak 6 months in the PM job before he too has to go. Too many scandals already.

[@lovealways729]

Seriously. Unbelievable

[@robertosborne7542]

@@VARMOT123 Sorry dont understand what you mean?

[@franklettering]

If it wasn't for this new fangled internet thingy we probably would never know how the Tories actually think and behave.

[@jounik]

Infosys was quick to announce they'd be withdrawing from Russia back in March. They haven't been as quick to actually do so.

[@LearnWithVikram7]

There is no obligation to withdraw. Pass your law

[@sksmrita]

Why should they do so- Infosys is an Indian company and they should do what they want / not listen to third rate Uk

[@django3422]

@@sksmrita Shouldn't have announced they would, then. Just exposed themselves as greedy liars.

[@itr8247]

@@django3422 why leave russia??

[@rakeshbarman3486]

why would an Indian company do that 🤔

[@piyushtejura4125]

The Company is A PLC in india and is a Indian company and governed under india law and not under LBC law and this company has been running for a very long time and Uk has no right to interfere in other countries

[@Bungiman]

Only the plebs and others who have to follow this but obviously they think they're special and above any of this.

[@tt-ew7rx]

There is one problem with focusing on Sunak's wife - we do not employ her and she has no obligations to us. By pretending that she must satisfy us, we imply that we are awful feudal relics that believe a wife is her husband's property or at least his responsibility, whilst neither should be true. However, being formally a feudal country with a monarch as our head, perhaps it is appropriate that many of us are awful feudal relics. Did any of us worry what Thatcher's husband did? Of course not as he was not her property and therefore none of our business. A wife, however...

[@Gohka]

I do get what you're saying though I do think it's a bit different when that person is head of state lol. Also though I don't know any of the details as to why, Denis Thatcher was in the news quite a lot from what I remember, when Thatcher was in power.

[@tt-ew7rx]

@@Gohka What about Mr May and Mr Truss? Then compare with Mrs Johnson.

[@markwelch3564]

@@tt-ew7rx That's partly because Philip May and Hugh o'Leary appear to be genuinely not particularly newsworthy

[@cypruswez]

Ricky Balsac must be so impressed with how well his wife's coffee mornings are doing! £11 million squid is a lot of cups of skinny latte....even with almond milk! 🤔

[@terencemeikle534]

I can confirm that the Benefits Agency classes my partner and myself as one unit for benefit purposes.

[@monged4life442]

Same, they give my wife the child benefit then take every penny of it back on my tax return

[@thaumaturgeishere331]

Spot-on James.

[@freakishuproar1168]

I don't know why the conservatives don't just take the mask off already. Rishi should arrive at the next PMQ's and open proceedings by stating that he thinks he's better than everyone else and that him and his mates can _literally_ do anything they want. Followed by him daring the British public to oust him and his party from power. English people are so ideologically gas-lit at this point that they'll turn out in record numbers to ensure the conservatives stay in power for the next ten thousand years. Sorry about the pessimism, but I have no hope that Britain is capable of doing anything right anymore. Maybe Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland can find some way out of this terminally declining union and have some sort of future, but I'm sure England won't. Not sure we deserve one either...

[@vherostar]

One rule for the rich and one rule for the poor. They are trying to gatekeep their status

[@IAmNeary]

my gf was out of work - she couldn't claim because I worked full time as a care worker. my gf. not my wife. on the other hand, I couldn't have her tax allowance because we aren't married. it's a disgrace.

[@kenfaunt7930]

I believe the term is “ conflict of interest “

[@bob_the_bomb4508]

It’s an over-used phrase perhaps, but you couldn’t make this stuff up…

[@clareowen2047]

Oh, it’s already been made up, is completely on script, and is now being played out

[@elvisvaughan8690]

Thank you Mr O Brien !!!

[@nqa5448]

We are always complaining but allow it to go on and they carry on! Sometimes I wonder why we even bother. Nothing will ever change unless us citizens stand up to it but we won't!

[@WolfgangVonKempelen838]

So true

[@jocondie2069]

Brits are too soft the french would be rioting in the streets

[@melluques8475]

She doesn’t have shame at all or the husband🤷‍♀️ All that make more money is what they care about and the rest of this government. I can’t believe this will continue and no General Election will happen any time soon. 😮

[@robertosborne7542]

She doesnt even make the money herself-its Daddy who is sending the checques that she has done nothing to earn.

[@evesambor3525]

We need a general election

[@malan5533]

Its an indian company operated by Infosys founding members. The company overseas all across the world. And Rishi wife does not hold any exclusive power in the board. You cannot ask that company should not be operating since Rishi is the PM of UK.

[@IMBlakeley]

My daughter as an auditor working for a large accountancy firm was asked to sell 100 shares in a privatised company that I'd bought her as a very very young child. She didn't even work on the team that dealt with that company.

[@FlyingKeo045]

Wow ! I suppose we can expect a deluge of weasly words to convince us that everything is above board, which is a continuation of Boris`s alternative truths reign , where it was hoped we would all forget when the "heat" comes off.

[@deanc486]

Is it possible that the opposition parties do not raise these matters in parliament because they too have skeletons to hide?

[@allanchurm]

yes.. bang on the target

[@paulbats6996]

That's pointless conjecture. It's called a diversion tactic.

[@robertosborne7542]

Its probably not considered cricket to criticise a chaps wife-the HoC is basically run like a Victorian gentlemans club with arcane rules/traditions etc.Remember when Dawn Butler/Ian Blackford were red carded for saying what every dog in the st knew i.e Johnson lied over and over again in Parl.but he just carried on lying with no sanctions at all

[@juvix40]

Absolutely love James 💯✊🏾

[@nick1065]

💨💩

[@bten-pow2095]

James O’Brien - I absolutely enjoy listening to you, and this podcast is no exception 👍🏽👍🏽

[@andrewhoult4630]

Well said 👏👏

[@philm7213]

Loads of UK businesses are doing business with Russia! Edit (never had 5 likes before) Could name an industry if required but the industry wasn't worth a mention in covid so why now?

[@howler6490]

They're not run by richi's wife...

[@cefngwyn]

That's right, Phil! But it's still morally reprehensible. And our own Prime Minister is profiting from Russia as we speak. Is that not also morally reprehensible?

[@philm7213]

@@cefngwyn agreed, i refuse to deal with Russia (and Tories)

[@juliedilworth4394]

If your on benefits the household income is taken into account for housing benefit and council tax . Even your grown up children. My son pays my rent and council tax ,as I am disabled, and my son is at home I am forced to live dependant on my son ,I never thought in my life I would be living off my children. So against your dignity, very depressing.

[@johnwright9372]

The City of London and Wall St have their man in power. Expect more of this.

[@canadadry9693]

Totally agree with you mate. Absolutely disgraceful. General election NOW!

[@matthewjohnson6886]

Keep going LBC 👍 thank you

[@ThomasKing19933]

Rishi and his wife have absolutely no connection to normal people.

[@howler6490]

They breathe the same air...thats a connection.

[@LearnWithVikram7]

BoJo had it?

[@nick1065]

Neither does O’Brien

[@jamesbowskill362]

I heard in The House the other day that the Department responsible for claiming back Furlough money that was given to false claimants was being CLOSED DOWN, they have given up trying to get the money back!!!!!!! ....... The amount outstanding is £6.8BILLION ....... No wonder sunak is laughing, ALL THE WAY TO HIS WIFES BANK.

[@777jimothy]

This reminds me of The Thick Of It episode when Nicola Murray has to quit because her husband works for a company that she was dealing with..

[@lauraweiss7875]

“Thick of It” now appears to be less absurdist than real life. When Liz Truss resigned all I could think of was “Omni-shambles.”

[@opendmind65]

Spot on there ! Excellent video

[@strutherhill]

Have been thinking this to myself from time to time, but have held back from saying much for the reasons you give, Ms Murtry's ethnicity and her gender. If this had been de Pfeffel, the ties to Russia might have had some coverage in the Guardian at least. Presumably what she's doing breaches no laws or regulations. However, it doesn't pass the test of the judges you mention: it is not enough that justice is done, it must be seen to be done. Those who enjoy great power and privilege must meet HIGHER ethical standards than hoi poloi, not grubby, dubious, LOWER standards. Sunak's wife must be seen to be above suspicion.

[@lovelife9069]

He is definitely behind money and power for sure not for the public..😢

[@AlejandroMonteagudo]

When my girlfriend (we live together) was unemployed they took my income into consideration when denying her help, but mlionaires don't have the same standards

[@akosiamarillo]

It is the hypocracy of it all 😂

[@jameshblack]

Rules for one and rules for others

[@mattydare]

James for PM😉

[@cuchalainngwndwyr1052]

Not really to the crux of the matter - but the bit early on about claiming UC as a household got me... I was the main breadwinner in my house, until I was made redundant (through no fault of mine, company cutbacks). My partner (not wife) - was a PhD student at the time. She worked a (reliatvely low paying) job for the university and in return her fees for her studies were waived. I appreciate that is an unusual circumstance - but I was floored by the response from DWP which read basically "Well your partner has access to student financing..." She didn't. But that's an aside. We asked the Uni and the CAB and the Student Loans Company. We appealed for weeks. Then the folks at DWP said "Well if she's a student she should be able to get finances from her parents...." She's 33 years old ffs - this is not a case of the bank of Mum and Dad. DWP decided my Universal Credit entitlement was - diddly. Because my partner was a student. As said - I know and appreciate it was an unusual situation for them, but I explained it over and over and OVER again. So, as you say the notion of "there's no interest there in a couple / family scenario as long as there's lots of money.... oh but if you need some help then we absolutely consider you two people as a single entity" is, from experience, absolute hypocrisy.

[@hugodrax71]

Surely, they will be annihilated at the next GE. Surely.

[@40plusmuscleandfitness]

Imagine not uttering a word about the ridiculous amount of anti corbyn propaganda hey James

[@danmayberry1185]

Starbucks is more ethical than Sunak Inc. Warms the cockles.

[@trumpy7309]

Nothing surprises me with this govt. Not any more.

[@philiptaylor7902]

The entire Tory government is far too close to Modi’s BJP government which still refuses to even criticise Putin’s was in Ukraine

[@rakeshbarman3486]

why would we ? and that company which you are talking about is an Indian company infosys, she just has stakes In it cuz her father owns that company in India, she has no power to decide its business in Russia,

[@tripsam4655]

A British person talking about the legitimacy of money earned. Now that's something, isn't it

[@imagecollections6665]

Leave his wife out of it. She's not a politician. Many companies are still operating in Russia on the sly anyway.

[@ruthwhall3020]

Years ago although my husband was paying maintenance to former wife and family he still got hit with cmsa we had to give out details of my wages of any savings I may of had , and also any savings we had for our child ,which I found to be very invasive of my personal rights. some years later and after speaking to the ombudsman we where informed that he should never been approached by the cmsa let alone paided anything as he was already paying maintenance .we never did get anything back from the cmsa though,so to think that sunak wife can continue to do business dealings with Russia and this doesn't affect "primister sunak" is totally disgusting , and yet another disgrace to the tory elite .

[@Demun1649]

You sure are right about one thing!! The Tories have turned this country into a joke, a bad joke, the Laurel and Hardy of politics, with BoJoke coming up on the outside. People must start "Re-Calling" their MP's, removing them as candidates. There are none of them worth an old three-penny opiece

[@antoniochang4553]

Thank goodness for James O’Brien, he is the conscience of our nation and for concerned citizens in other parts of the world

[@davecap2641]

Yet again there are rules, morals and laws for these people and opposite ones for us plebs.

[@laurabedford5095]

Conflict of interest.

[@duneideann9241]

Why does Stammer not mention it at PMQ’s ??? He is complicit 😡