Rishi Sunak travels to one of country's poorest areas wearing £750 backpack
dailyrecord.co.ukRishi Sunak travelled to one of the poorest areas of the country wearing a £750 backpack.The Prime Minister was spotted on the campaign trail getting on the train to Cornwall with a luxury Tumi bag monogrammed with his initials “RS”.
As reported by the Mirror, Mr Sunak was taking the sleeper service to Penzance.It's understood he travelled with the Tumi Arrive Bradley backpack that was sold in high-end stores including Selfridges for £750.
Mr Sunak faced questions after he arrived in Cornwall about why he's taking levelling up funds away from the county to pay for his National Service plan.
The scheme could deprive some of the UK's poorest areas of cash for high street regeneration and community safety.According to research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales, Cornwall and the Tees Valley are among the areas with the most to lose from closing the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and using £1.5billion to pay for National Service instead.
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