Rishi Sunak — «Swifty», suggests Downing Street.

Rishi Sunak shares the public's love for Taylor Swift's music. ', Downing Street speculated on Monday, as a spokesman for the prime minister indicated he shared the public's love of Taylor Swift's music.

Mr Sunak is said to have attended a music-themed fitness class American singer. during his family summer vacation in California earlier this month.

It was also reported last week that he used an empty seat in his itinerary to attend one of Swift's six concerts on her current Eras tour in Los Angeles. Angeles.< /p>

Asked if he was at the concert, Mr. Sunak's spokesman replied, “I'm just not going to go into details of what the prime minister did during the break. I think it's important to stick to that principle.»

The PM was reported to have attended one of Swift's six concerts on her current tour Eras in Los Angeles. Photo: Kevin Winter/TAS23/Getty Images

However, when asked if Mr. Sunak is «Swifty» — a term that Swift's legions of dedicated fans call themselves — he said, «I'm not going to take you away from it.»

Source close to the Prime Minister, previously confirmed to The Telegraph that he is a fan of Taylor Swift, but added the disclaimer: «I'm not sure if that makes him 'Swift'.»

Swift's Eras Tour has already broken records in the US : Ticketmaster reported selling 2.4 million tickets in one day.

His European leg will take place next year, though it's unclear if Mr Sunak will attend any of her four London shows at Wembley Stadium.

Point of Unity with Liz Truss

His love for Swift's back catalog is a point of unity with Liz Truss, his predecessor and former Tory leader rival.

During last year's contest, Mr Sunak said: «I agree with Liz on a lot more than we disagree — and I'm not just stands for our shared love for Whitney Houston and Taylor Swift.»

Ms. Truss took part in the final leadership fight event to the song «Change» from Swift's 2008 album «Speak Now» and was photographed next to the star as they met at the Baftas Awards when she was Treasury Secretary in 2019

Mr. Sunak, his wife Akshata Murthy and their two daughters, Krishna and Anushka, before watching a movie about Barbie. Credit: Instagram

At a social event on Downing Street last month, Mr Sunak spoke of his love for the music of Usher, the American R&B artist who rose to fame in the 2000s with hits including «Yeah!» and Love In This Club.

He added that his favorite radio station ranges between pop giant Capital FM and Heart Noughties, and that he doesn't «actively» listen to BBC Radio 4 Today, the Corporation's programme. flagship current affairs show.

He returned to work on Monday, hoping to avoid a brutal summer of headlines for Downing Street, which spent August basing its media grid around themed weeks including health and small boats.