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PM Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata Murty makes surprise appearance to welcome her husband to the stage ahead of his conference speech
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Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:04pm on 04 Oct 2023,Wednesday India Global
Britain’s first lady Akshata Murty made a surprise debut on the UK political stage by introducing her “best friend” and husband, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, at the Conservative Party conference. Saying Sunak was unaware she was “gate-crashing,” the daughter of Infosys founder Narayana Murthy expressed pride in his achievements. She reminisced about meeting Sunak as students at Stanford, where his “honesty, integrity and firm understanding of right from wrong” attracted her. Murty described Sunak as her closest friend and declared supporting him her easiest decision ever. She said Sunak's defining trait is "aspiration" and that she reminds him when times get tough that he's fighting for his and the party's values. Murty's surprise debut speech provided a personal touch to Sunak's formal conference address as UK leader.
