The man explained that he hoped a charity would find him temporary housing so that he would not be homeless for Christmas.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is being chastised on social media for his ‘out of touch’ conversation with a homeless man. Sunak was visiting a homeless shelter in London when the incident occurred. The Prime Minister had a brief conversation with a homeless person while serving food.
In a video that is going viral on the internet, Sunak first asked the man how he was doing, to which the man said that “he is hungry”. The Prime Minister then asked if he “works in business”. “No, I’m homeless,” the man replied. I am, in fact, a homeless person.”
In a video that is going viral on the internet, Sunak first asked the man how he was doing, to which the man said that “he is hungry”. The Prime Minister then asked if he “works in business”. “No, I’m homeless,” the man replied. I am, in fact, a homeless person.”
Sunak reportedly discussed his background in the finance industry while serving the food and asked if it was something the man would “like to get into” while serving the food. The man explained that he hoped a charity would find him temporary housing so that he would not be homeless for Christmas.
Several Twitter users and politicians chastised the UK Prime Minister for asking awkward questions to a man who was unable to find a bed to sleep in. The Labour Party’s deputy leader, Angela Rayner, called the exchange ‘excruciating’. Some even defended Sunak, claiming that the video was edited and that the homeless man initiated the conversation by asking Sunak about business.
