Rishi Sunak's Intense Work Ethic Encourages Civil Servants to Upskill

'He works around the clock': Mr Sunak's work habits are said to be of a high standard Credit: Simon Dawson/Downing Street House 10.

The number 10 civil servants have to come to work earlier to prepare for meetings because Rishi Sunak knows the details so well, insiders say.

Unlike some Mr. Sunak, a former prime minister, reading obsessively before key meetings to bombard officials with questions.

This means civil servants no longer feel like they can show up to meetings without being prepared for the many questions the prime minister will be asking. minister.

In the most extreme cases, this means officials show up at 6am before the 9am meeting.

Weekends are “not safe.”

One government source told The Telegraph: “He works around the clock and weekends are usually not safe either.”

«This is what you would expect from a prime minister, and it's impressive, but it definitely keeps us all on our toes and increases responsibility.»

The prime minister's heavy work schedule -minister puts him in the image of Margaret Thatcher, who slept only four hours a day.

During last year's Tory leadership contest, Mr. Sunak said his biggest weakness was «hard work.» .

«Most people know that I have a reputation for hard work and attention to detail,» said Mr. Sunak.

especially the older you get, the more you don't let perfection be the enemy of the good.»

He added: «I'm constantly working to find the right balance between paying attention to detail, understanding everything and knowing that I know as much as I can, I've done as much as I need to.» /p>PM listens to 'a lot of Britney'

In an interview last year, Mr. Sunak said he prefers to get up at 6am, meaning he's always rested before early morning meetings.

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«But you know, I think there's nothing wrong with trying to motivate you.»

p>< p>After Mr. Sunak has finished his daily exercise, he either goes on intermittent fasting and skips breakfast altogether, or eats Greek yogurt and blueberries.

Winston Churchill and Ms. Thatcher made do with it. four hours a night, although Mrs Thatcher supplemented this sleep during the day.

Her biographer John Campbell, author of The Iron Lady, said she went to bed late, the early morning routine making her «the most informed person in the room.”

Sometimes her husband Denis snapped. «Woman is a bed!» He is said to have yelled once.

John Major found it difficult to enter Room 10 after Mrs. Thatcher left, as he slept much longer.

“He found it difficult to follow her because the civil service is already used to a prime minister who never sleeps, and he slept eight hours a night,” said Mr. Campbell.