Sunak said the hardest part of being prime minister is balancing being a «good dad» and a «good dad» ; with the country's leadership Photo: CARL RECINE/REUTERS
Rishi Sunak suggested he had inherited the “worst sick leave” of any new prime minister in decades when he succeeded Liz Truss.
In In an interview The Times with Lord Hague, the former leader of the Conservative Party, Mr Sunak said the country had «been through a lot… over the last few years that people are understandably disappointed with.»
But he added that he was «very confident that better times are ahead of us», insisting that his efforts over the past year had begun to bear fruit.
In an interview with Mr Sunak, Lord Hague said that the prime minister came to power “very quickly.” «tough times» to be head of the party.
The Prime Minister responded: «I think someone has called this the worst hospital admission for any new Prime Minister in many decades.»
“There's a lot of frustration, we've been through a lot as a country in the last few years and people are understandably frustrated with it.
“It's making the environment more challenging, but I'm fully confident there are better times ahead.
«Everything I've worked hard on over the last year, I think you're starting to see what's making a difference, those changes are starting to become more evident in people's lives and that makes me optimistic about the future.»
Finding balance
Elsewhere in the interview, featured on The Times' The Story podcast, Mr Sunak said the hardest part of being prime minister was balancing being a «good dad» with leading the country, and he felt that. «It's poignant» to be away from his daughters, Krishna and Anushka.
«I have two young girls who mean the world to me,» he said.
“And obviously it's hard to balance being a good father and doing a good job. You must prioritize this work because it is important work and you are doing it on behalf of the entire country. So not being around them as often as any father would like is a challenge.»
Liz Truss left her a successor with many problems in Downing Street. Photo: KENT NISHIMURA/BLOOMBERG
He added: “There are certain moments when you really feel it very keenly because something very difficult is happening. It's difficult, but it's work.»
He also said that the variety in his daily routine is “challenging.”
“Your typical day is probably split into half-hour chunks at best, and you have to go from task to task throughout the day, and they can be completely different,” he said.
“One minute you might be talking to and interacting with a group of young children who, for one reason or another, visit Downing Street. The next minute you're in a National Security Council meeting about whether we should… and how we'll respond to attacks on British ships in the Red Sea.
“And then you'll be talking to MPs, or you may have a statement about something in parliament.
“It is the need to be able to move from thing to matter, and all this requires a different approach, a different way of thinking, and at the same time juggling everything in the depths of your soul.” your head while you're talking to a seven-year-old about math and realize you have to go and chair a meeting of the National Security Council in 20 minutes.»
Despite the criticism he voices when faced with progress in achieving his five priorities (he's only achieved one so far — halving inflation), he said it's important for a leader to hold himself accountable with a «clear plan.»
Working day-to-day offers you many different directions.» , — he said. “If you don't have a very clear set of priorities that you can compare yourself to and that you're going to achieve, you'll get off track.”
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