Name: Have an Ambition To Enter Politics With Narayana Murthy: Rishi Sunak
Uploaded: 2020-03-09T17:44:14.000Z
Duration: 3 min 46 s
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Past simple

you know, the seeds were planted when I was much younger.

My dad's family doctor, my mom ran the local pharmacy where I grew up, and I grew up watching them day in, day out.

And I worked on my mom's chemist, delivered medicine, and I always remember what people would say about my parents to me on the difference that made to their lives.

And I thought one day if I could do the same thing, you know, making a difference to a community the way my parents did not be happy.

Well, because I wasn't good enough science to be a doctor.

But I'm very interested in economics and that side of things in public policy.

So I think for me, being an MP and a good local MP is away from you to help people and then hopefully make a difference here one day as well, you know, how did the active interest startling.

But when did it become a career, you know?

I'm one of these people who thinks I think Parliament benefits from members who have had experience outside of politicians, whether that's in teaching law or in my case of business and finance.

I think if you can bring that experience from another career into the houses of Parliament, and that will help you be a better politician, help you make a policy.

So for me, it was, you know, I got a late late transition.

And what their conversation with Mr Moody, your father in law did he sort of give you advice on whether this was the right thing to do or not because you know the question on whether he wouldn't get into politics.

Well, he there have been many conversations from a very Ernie time, actually something I spoke to him about years ago when we first met and soon as noted, The note has always been an ambition of mine, and he's been incredibly supportive that they're probably has been my number one supporter actually campaigning.

Hey, he flew in just in time for the elections on a rare change for him.

He was just told what to do way gave him a bag and some leaflets on, but he had to go out and deliver leaflets on Dhe, largely just being polite to everyone on not engage them.

Too much debate, which I think you manage admirably.

So how did how did this constituency happen for you?

And I believe it was fairly competitive as well.

William Hague, previous Secretary of State for foreign retired local Association of Richmond, which is my constituency in Yorkshire, ran a process of electoral process and they received over 200 applications to take Williams spot on over the process of some weeks and months of interviews and tests.

We whittled it down, and in the final meeting, I was elected by the local members, you know, with over 50% of the vote for the Tories.

But, you know, you're clearly the minority there.

Well, historically has been a conservative seat.

You're right, but you don't take anything for granted.

I mean, you see what's happening in this country in Scotland, which used to be a strong holders now or gone.

I think you made the point about minority.

It doesn't matter what you look like, where you're from where background in.

I think it matters what values on and what you're gonna do for people.

And I think if you can show them that your values and similar on your work home for there was never a factor you think in what part in getting into politics and specifically in this particular constituency was concerned, Was it hard to try and convince people to look beyond ethnicity and so on and so forth?

We're really happy we won over 50% of the vote at a great team.

We work very hard, and I think that the testament to the work that we put in and hopefully that you own your ethnicity I'd like to think so entirely what you mean.

But no, I'm very comfortable in my skin, if that's what you mean.

And, you know, I think people, as I said, they're not focused on that, you know, they're focused on what do you believe in?

What do you stand for and what you gonna do for us if we elect you to represent us in Parliament?

 And that's what most of the conversations are about. 