Rishi Sunak utterly embarrassed by business leader who exposes Brexit failings

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  • čas přidán 23. 04. 2023
  • Burberry CEO Gerry Murphy leaves Rishi Sunak completely red-faced during a Q&A at a Business Connect event in London after he details how Brexit has ruined business operations in the UK.
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  • @PoliticsJOE
    @PoliticsJOE  Před rokem +5

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    • @colmgeiran3476
      @colmgeiran3476 Před rokem

      Typical Tory answer from an ideologue that's, to quote an often-used expression, "all fur coat and no knickers".

    • @eribet441
      @eribet441 Před rokem

      -

  • @marksc111
    @marksc111 Před rokem +2523

    He answers a question by pointing out how important it is to answer questions and then completely ignores the question leaving the question completely unaddressed. So so pathetic

    • @mikebaker3152
      @mikebaker3152 Před rokem +101

      Indeed. Why stand up in front of business leaders and not be prepared address their issues. Brexit a complete fiasco. But Rishi unaware.

    • @hassan_2478
      @hassan_2478 Před rokem

      Typical from a politician most of them or nearly all of them Labour and Tory are so out of touch with reality and with people

    • @mbeale100
      @mbeale100 Před rokem +74

      @ Mike Baker sadly I think Rishi does know.. but chooses not to acknowledge though. Brexit benefits the wealthy doesn’t it?

    • @Lynnefromlyn
      @Lynnefromlyn Před rokem +64

      @@mikebaker3152 I don’t suppose any of them are unaware, but the pretence must be kept up, and the big lies must be repeated over and over. These bustards made billions out of our misery and poverty.

    • @johndyda5673
      @johndyda5673 Před rokem +29

      Exactly, plus they DON'T listen to sensible comments either.

  • @shreddherring
    @shreddherring Před rokem +758

    Wow. He managed to spend 3 and a half minutes answering that question, without saying anything at all

    • @matthewwilliams3827
      @matthewwilliams3827 Před rokem +15

      Politicians talk lol

    • @JHatLpool
      @JHatLpool Před rokem +23

      It's called 'waffle'. If you are backed into a corner, you verbally dance around a bit to fill the time. Then, you come out with a phrase like "well, we've got to move on now ....".

    • @SarahRickard
      @SarahRickard Před rokem +11

      As usual. Nor fit for purpose!

    • @leonardosimm3536
      @leonardosimm3536 Před rokem +9

      They spend a lot of time being coached to do exactly that...

    • @shreddherring
      @shreddherring Před rokem +7

      @@JHatLpool with Sunak, how would you tell the difference between waffle and a real answer?

  • @stevenhaas9622
    @stevenhaas9622 Před rokem +316

    Rishi gives a master class in how you can talk for 3 minutes and not say a single remotely consequential thing. He's the kid in class giving the book report on a book he never read. "You see The Lord of the Flies is about a Lord and he has some flies..." He's the emptiest of suits.

    • @andrewnewman9563
      @andrewnewman9563 Před rokem +16

      It's the human version of the robotic "Your call is important to us..."

    • @flemwad
      @flemwad Před rokem +4

      Omg I just got a flashback to around 45 years ago, and I had to do a book report in front of the class and had read maybe the first chapter. It went really well, but at the break a girl in my class came up and said she had read the book. I confessed, swore her to secrecy, and she burst out laughing...

    • @john9030
      @john9030 Před rokem

      That's an investment banking thing 😂

    • @yakuza01
      @yakuza01 Před rokem +1

      He is a big Cantinflas fan 😄 (inside joke for us Mexicans)

    • @MarleneMeridian
      @MarleneMeridian Před rokem

      Brexit was good to keeping Tories doing in more private ways their's own business internationals transacciones. Not much outsiders interferes or testimonials. So after all ; wasn't for first the citizens.

  • @GetGwapThisYear
    @GetGwapThisYear Před rokem +129

    I’ve never been so convinced of Sunak’s incompetence as I am after watching him flounder on stage for 3 minutes after the delivery of that question.
    “I can’t tell you why we chose to hamstring our own economy, but we’re here today to give you the impression that we give a toss what you think”

    • @stuartr2764
      @stuartr2764 Před rokem +9

      Well, to be fair, there is no answer to this question from a business point of view… Brexit was always going to be disastrous from a business angle… and that’s just how it is. Hard to see how Sunak could do anything other than flounder and waffle😢

    • @murphy7801
      @murphy7801 Před rokem

      ​@@stuartr2764 yes there is, you could have a robust small business plan or way to drive domestic produce with lower tax etc

    • @GetGwapThisYear
      @GetGwapThisYear Před rokem

      @@stuartr2764 He could've said any one of a number of things - one being "I don't have an answer for that right now." Brexit was always going to be a disaster from every possible angle, unfortunately, but avoiding it doesn't help him or anyone else.

    • @briancrowther3272
      @briancrowther3272 Před rokem

      Superb. ove it made me laugh, spot on. Thanks.

    • @well_said7846
      @well_said7846 Před rokem

      ​@@murphy7801 What small business plan? What do you mean? Like shift away from finance and banking to manufacturing on small scale?

  • @newtron1
    @newtron1 Před rokem +527

    Cringeworthy response. I am sure the questioner was not impressed with the BS.

    • @JHatLpool
      @JHatLpool Před rokem +14

      I would say that Sunak's response was more 'waffle' than BS. But, same outcome, I think.

    • @smon4164
      @smon4164 Před rokem +18

      ​@@JHatLpool I would say, it's free bullshit waffles for breakfast everyday for the conservative party.

    • @JohnDoe-fy9cv
      @JohnDoe-fy9cv Před rokem +1

      @@smon4164 The most depressing part is there isn't even a better option fml, Labour are just as bad if not worse, greens are a disgrace.

    • @theworldaccordingto4555
      @theworldaccordingto4555 Před rokem

      @@JohnDoe-fy9cv Whataboutism 🙄
      That's akin to Demonic Raab when he responded with "look at the things I'm not guilty of instead of the two things I am guilty of".

    • @PanglossDr
      @PanglossDr Před rokem +5

      @@JHatLpool Waffle is just a silly, polite way to say bullshit.

  • @ianmc8671
    @ianmc8671 Před rokem +293

    I was waiting for Sunak to answer the question but luckily for him the Sun ran out of hydrogen, became a red giant and swallowed the Earth.

    • @xMrjamjam
      @xMrjamjam Před rokem +10

      And yet the tories would still find a way to blame that on small dinghies and poor people

    • @cormackeenan8175
      @cormackeenan8175 Před rokem +5

      LOL 😂

    • @davidferrero3055
      @davidferrero3055 Před rokem +10

      Kemi Badenoch : No I don't agree with that interpretation being obliterated by a star may sound bad now but we have to think of the future potential I was in trade talks with Saturn and -

    • @aries6776
      @aries6776 Před rokem +9

      lol I love the panic in his voice where he rhetorically asks 'are we ok for time?' yes which you'd know as you just spent 3 minutes of it spouting vacuous nonsense to divert from your complete ineptitude.

    • @TheresaCoughy
      @TheresaCoughy Před rokem +1

      Dont tease.

  • @Jannison
    @Jannison Před rokem +32

    Ahh yes Rishi Sunak... The man who dodges almost every single hard question...

  • @MissionFreiheit
    @MissionFreiheit Před rokem +16

    CEO: Thank you for listening. We have this problem X, could you please solve it?
    Minister: Let me ignore what you said but tell you: We're here to listen 😊

  • @petyrkowalski9887
    @petyrkowalski9887 Před rokem +522

    A well phrased and crucial question by a seasoned businessman summarily batted away by a slimy jumped up schoolboy.

    • @samseal8611
      @samseal8611 Před rokem +20

      But a schoolboy who went to a "better" school than all of us, which means we have to suck it up. It's the UK way.

    • @aries6776
      @aries6776 Před rokem +32

      This is how he fobs off the Chairman of a £10 billion UK business, but ordinary voters expect him to take their concerns seriously??

    • @samseal8611
      @samseal8611 Před rokem +9

      @@aries6776 Tory arrogance knows no bounds. It's what they teach them the most at their expensive schools.

    • @adrianlloyd6403
      @adrianlloyd6403 Před rokem +5

      And do you think wealthy tourists buying luxury brands like Burberry should be allowed to reclaim the VAT on leaving the UK? By your comment i would think you do then.I personally don't think they should.

    • @CaptainFearless1
      @CaptainFearless1 Před rokem

      yes had all the hallmarks of a "your point is important to us"...what did you say again !

  • @K4rmaRules
    @K4rmaRules Před rokem +531

    Watching that smug smile gradually fall off his face and turn into a grimace is priceless.

    • @vhawk1951kl
      @vhawk1951kl Před rokem +5

      It is characteristic of religious fanatics like you to see what you *want* to se whether it is there or mot.

    • @martinwebb1681
      @martinwebb1681 Před rokem +5

      Shaz ... As you can see you have been trolled by Peter the Russian. .... 😂

    • @teabagtowers3823
      @teabagtowers3823 Před rokem +7

      ​@@vhawk1951kl Can you write that in English please.

    • @telesamgram1318
      @telesamgram1318 Před rokem

      Its tragic not priceless!
      These modern video headlines claiming someone was 'destroyed' by another person's question, affirmation or quote are not to be read as wins. The only win is actual change not seeing how they avoid questions. If anything this is another despicable win for Sunak and his cronies!

    • @joancooley1387
      @joancooley1387 Před rokem

      @@vhawk1951kl It’s there alright. Or do you see through rose coloured glasses.

  • @chazbazza
    @chazbazza Před rokem +9

    The little "aright" followed by "we're okay for time" at the end really instils confidence

  • @alexanderhowarth6460
    @alexanderhowarth6460 Před rokem +7

    He basically just said "let's not talk about it in front of the plebs 😉" the contempt is astonishing 😂

  • @cg986
    @cg986 Před rokem +868

    You can see his face changing when he hears "globally" and starts thinking: "Oh shit, Brexit"

    • @DoctorBastard
      @DoctorBastard Před rokem +6

      It's pretty obvious that he's hearing: Blah blah blah blah GLOBALLY!!! Blah blah blah...

    • @verystripeyzebra
      @verystripeyzebra Před rokem +25

      It's also dawning on him that the man is brilliantly laying strong factual foundations for his question.

    • @vhawk1951kl
      @vhawk1951kl Před rokem +3

      Aurely even a religious fantastic such as religious Joe would recognise that few politicians would find the eradication of unemployment embarrassing. but then religion has a debilitating effect on the reason, as you illustrate most vividly.
      You seem unable to grasp that it was people like you that brought about secession from the European federation of vasal states by calling the Elsies stupid and sinners for which this supporter of independence thanks you, and in the process you gave one Boris a super majority, so do please keep up the good work.

    • @patricksierhuis4343
      @patricksierhuis4343 Před rokem

      Brexshit.

    • @kalebdaark100
      @kalebdaark100 Před rokem +16

      @@vhawk1951kl out of curiosity, what is your first language?

  • @MrIvarlira
    @MrIvarlira Před rokem +138

    That was the most pathetic answer to an extremely serious problem I have seen recently. The man is an embarrassment. This government is an embarrassment. They will hopefully soon be forgotten and fade into oblivion

    • @adrianlloyd6403
      @adrianlloyd6403 Před rokem

      What 'extemely serious problem'? The fact wealthy tourists can't now reclaim VAT back on their purchases on leaving the UK? Ah diddums.If they can afford over-priced,non-essential luxuries like Burberry in the first place then they shouldn't get their VAT refunded in my view.Simple.

    • @sectumsempra9837
      @sectumsempra9837 Před rokem +3

      Thank god they brought up the issue of rich cunts not abel to buy their luxury items, What happened to this country forget Nurses and Teachers, The problem is the people with good means are not able to afford luxury items :(

    • @frankling9840
      @frankling9840 Před rokem

      Unfortunately only to be replaced by another similar colour.... we don't really have a choice

    • @sectumsempra9837
      @sectumsempra9837 Před rokem +3

      @@frankling9840 chill bro, it has nothing to do with skin color.

    • @jam99
      @jam99 Před rokem

      This thread is hilarious. 😂

  • @xxkq0
    @xxkq0 Před rokem +16

    People complaining about him not answering the question are missing the massive underlying message if you read between the lines: “don’t try to lobby me in front of public scrutiny, get in touch so you can lobby me behind closed doors”

    • @hiltonbayayi5271
      @hiltonbayayi5271 Před rokem

      He shouldn't need.lobbying and obviously flawed decision

  • @Greenpoloboy3
    @Greenpoloboy3 Před rokem +2

    There really is no point in asking this man a question. He just needs removing from his position as does the entire Government, never to be in that position ever again. Should never of been there in the first place.

  • @NealyLL
    @NealyLL Před rokem +66

    An Utterly weak and useless response. Pure deflection

  • @dcross8382
    @dcross8382 Před rokem +301

    I thought clowns were supposed to make people laugh, not systematically dismantle every positive in the country until we're left with obvious crooks, liars and thieves pushing us into a meat grinder.

    • @chrisharding9531
      @chrisharding9531 Před rokem +5

      Well said 👏

    • @Google_Does_Evil_Now
      @Google_Does_Evil_Now Před rokem +3

      Well written.

    • @H1tManV
      @H1tManV Před rokem

      Can thank Russia for this Tory government. What where seeing in the U.K. is literal definition of dismantling a country’s economic political health and legal system through subversion via corruption.

    • @crispyduck1706
      @crispyduck1706 Před rokem

      you ok Hun ?

    • @007JHS
      @007JHS Před rokem +3

      That is CONservatives for you... No fiscal responsibility, not the party of business... The party of line their own pockets.

  • @Devtherev999
    @Devtherev999 Před rokem +10

    Let’s get all the senior CEO’s of the largest businesses operating in the UK (and some of the largest in Europe/the world) put them in a room so you can talk about business and the mess you created, then deflect their questions, ignore the fundamental problems, then talk at them in a patronising squeaky voice, as if you’re speaking to a 5 year old. Way to go Sunak! 👏🏻 I’m sure they will all be racing each other to move their businesses back from Ireland now 😂

    • @shafiqahmed22
      @shafiqahmed22 Před rokem

      Called the CBI and look at the mess they are in

    • @LeonLShaw
      @LeonLShaw Před rokem

      People have short memories, or bend the truth to fit in with their views-the Conservative Party did not want the leave the EU and campaigned hard for a remain vote, meanwhile the Labour Party sat comfortably on the edge of a razor blade.

    • @Devtherev999
      @Devtherev999 Před rokem

      @@LeonLShaw ha ha that’s the funniest thing I’ve ever heard come from a u-turning brexshitter’s mouth!…. If driving up and down the country in a red clown bus, spreading lies about EU funding and immigration, is “campaigning hard for a remain vote”, then yeah, I guess you’re right 🤣

    • @Devtherev999
      @Devtherev999 Před rokem

      @@LeonLShaw So let me get this straight, you think the Tories didn’t want brexshit and it was labours fault that Cameron chose to have a referendum to boost his own career, then ran a mile when it didn’t go to plan? Right, OK Buddy 👍🏻 You can’t make this shit up, the utter bollocks that goes on in the brain of a diehard Tory government arse licker

  • @321backlip
    @321backlip Před rokem +181

    The guy was smart quickly stroking the Tories ego before destroying them.

    • @aries6776
      @aries6776 Před rokem +5

      Disarmed him with a bit of ego fluffing before going for the jugular! To be fair to Rishi, he realised quite quickly he was in for a grilling. I very much doubt Johnson would have picked up on the mood as quick.

    • @TheComputec
      @TheComputec Před rokem +1

      @@aries6776 At least Rishi didn't scarper into a walk-in fridge

    • @adrianlloyd6403
      @adrianlloyd6403 Před rokem +1

      How utterly ridiculous.Did you listen to the Q&A in this clip at all and understand what the Burberry boss was asking for? The government changed the law so wealthy tourists buying luxury,over-priced,non-essential products like Burberry produce can't now reclaim the VAT back on leaving the country.Do you agree with this policy or not? If you think wealthy tourists should be allowed to reclaim VAT back on luxury items then by all means side with the likes of Burberry in this instance.

    • @321backlip
      @321backlip Před rokem +1

      @@adrianlloyd6403 If it was so ridiculous why didn't Sunak simply address the point instead of giving the usual "I'll get back to you" answer.

    • @TheComputec
      @TheComputec Před rokem +8

      @@adrianlloyd6403 EVERY EU country allows tourists to reclaim VAT on their purchases when travelling through or out of the EU.
      So, if somebody wants to buy Burberry they will buy it elsewhere... In jurisdictions where the EU registered arm of Burberry will be making profits that do not pay wages of UK staff and do not generate tax revenue for the UK government...
      International travellers are not stupid. If they are buying very expensive items they will buy in places where the tax and customs duties are either reclaimable or non existent
      It's another (small) reason why visitor numbers to the UK will decrease and GDP will diminish
      Burberry don't get any of the VAT so they are not trying to cheat the exchequor... it's just having a detrimental effect on their business for no good reason
      Get it now?

  • @michaelfoulkes9246
    @michaelfoulkes9246 Před rokem +286

    The art of answering questions without actually answering the question 😂😂😂

    • @jaypayne8196
      @jaypayne8196 Před rokem +1

      He's an expert at it 😂

    • @RajinderSingh-cs1nu
      @RajinderSingh-cs1nu Před rokem +2

      That's so Bruce Lee

    • @Ian_Carolan
      @Ian_Carolan Před rokem +1

      That's a politician's raison d'être these days.

    • @silvanb2238
      @silvanb2238 Před rokem +2

      In this case not really because he made it obvious that he was too worried about losing the “dumb vote” to engage on a path that would ultimately see them going back on brexit if they were really to have their country’s best interests in heart. And he looked pathetic doing it.
      So yeah a pretty shitty answer that exuded panic and cowardice.

    • @CaptainFearless1
      @CaptainFearless1 Před rokem +1

      fully agree and its insulting to the raiser of the question...new heights in being evasive again !

  • @MdJ197
    @MdJ197 Před rokem +8

    The thing with this government is that they are wasting their time on things that don’t need to be addressed instead of concentrating on things that need sorting 😡

    • @bluetoad2668
      @bluetoad2668 Před rokem +2

      Unfortunately they need a time machine to go back and not leave the EU. The path to rejoining is so painful they can't take it so now the only thing they can do is try to mitigate every bad consequence and desperately hope people will forget that every little thing they do is just a sticking plaster. They'll have to outlaw the word 'Brexit' do for a start.

  • @miguelsilva9118
    @miguelsilva9118 Před rokem +2

    "I'm here to listen (to myself talking)."

  • @SamLowryDZ-015
    @SamLowryDZ-015 Před rokem +110

    The Tory party still have their fingers in their ears yelling 'la-la not listening'

    • @tobylerone4285
      @tobylerone4285 Před rokem

      And until they get booted out of power they will continue to. Why change tack when you keep winning? Much as I hate the tories this is the electorate’s fault

    • @arcoffice5778
      @arcoffice5778 Před rokem

      They simply couldn’t care less !!

  • @jacknorman8236
    @jacknorman8236 Před rokem +52

    The way he’s nodding his head and grinning when the guy says ‘you’ve made us the least attractive shopping destination in Europe.’ Is sickening.

  • @haleynettleton8065
    @haleynettleton8065 Před rokem +1

    As soon as he said hed take that away i knew the answer was NO not changing it

  • @ahartify
    @ahartify Před rokem +1

    'Listen and engage' here means the exact opposite. It actually means 'go home and stop bugging us.'

  • @DrMoe.Lester
    @DrMoe.Lester Před rokem +145

    Mr Potato Head engaging with everything but the actual point of the Burberry CEO.

    • @miakeogh6844
      @miakeogh6844 Před rokem +5

      Dr. Lie I have an Indian friend who says that most Indians call Sunac a coconut « white on the inside brown on the outside «

    • @andyknowles772
      @andyknowles772 Před rokem +6

      ​@@miakeogh6844
      Rather pointless racism IMHO.
      The one positive thing about Sunak is as an inspiration for British kids with an Asian background.

    • @reevs2153
      @reevs2153 Před rokem +17

      ​@Andy Knowles he's an inspiration for Middle class Asian people who's family can afford private school, no one in the estates of Bradford is relating to this guy

    • @VARMOT123
      @VARMOT123 Před rokem +4

      ​@@andyknowles772 it is not racism . That phrase applies to people who are self hating . Not necessarily to Rishi sunak

    • @andyknowles772
      @andyknowles772 Před rokem +4

      @@VARMOT123
      It implies there is an "Indian" and a "British" way to behave, which seems pretty much the definition of racism to me

  • @kronos458
    @kronos458 Před rokem +101

    Sunak is a living marketing avatar.Smiling, being friendly, avoiding harsh decisions.

  • @peterhalse8531
    @peterhalse8531 Před rokem +3

    Absolute bloody twaddle from Sunak, as usual.
    He must have an honours degree in idiocy.

  • @johnproton259
    @johnproton259 Před rokem +1

    What an embarrassment. Vote tactically to get them the F out.

  • @maggiepie8810
    @maggiepie8810 Před rokem +193

    Sunak looks so uncomfortable when receiving that question because he knows that he can't BS someone who's trading all over Europe. Bless him. 😂

    • @adrianlloyd6403
      @adrianlloyd6403 Před rokem +1

      He's not giving anyone bs.He is the PM,Hunt is the chancellor in charge of fiscal policy and tax measures.If VAT is no longer being refunded to tourists visiting here then Sunak can hardly say 'oh alright then you are Burberry a footsie 100 company so we will let you off this tax raising measure'.Get real,he can't make that decision,only the chancellor can.Listen properly to the question being asked to Sunak in this clip instead of inventing something that isn't there.

    • @wasiq008
      @wasiq008 Před rokem +11

      Rishi was chancellor when the decision was made. Listen carefully. That's what the questioner establishes near the beginning of the question.

    • @adrianlloyd6403
      @adrianlloyd6403 Před rokem +1

      @@wasiq008 Agreed but Rishi isn't chancellor now.Hunt is.Sunak can't unilaterally just say okay we're reverse the decision when it isn't his decision to make.I can listen and understand unlike some posters here.

    • @JackNormalMemes
      @JackNormalMemes Před rokem +9

      @@adrianlloyd6403 What possible reason do you have to defend these guys though? How have they made your life better in the last 13 years?

    • @adrianlloyd6403
      @adrianlloyd6403 Před rokem

      @@tgillson3093 I hope not.I don't understand why tourists are allowed to reclaim VAT anyway when we as citizens have to pay it and can't reclaim it as individuals in normal life.We're talking Burberry in this instance.If tourists are wealthy and dumb enough to purchase luxury items like this as fashion statements,which aren't exactly life essentials, then why should tourists be allowed to reclaim the VAT? If they want to visit Paris and reclaim it there then fair enough,but we need all the tax and VAT receipts we can get from the rich,second home owners and big corporations as far as i'm concerned in the UK

  • @dibach70
    @dibach70 Před rokem +127

    I think it's incredibly important that the government is doing nothing at all to help exporters but they are 'listening' and 'engaging' and showing up to events where they can spout endless waffle. Job done.

    • @markuss4133
      @markuss4133 Před rokem +1

      I was also flabbergasted with how much insight and professionalism he disected the question and went overboard with details answering that question

    • @nilsmayer3283
      @nilsmayer3283 Před rokem +1

      So sieht es aus! 👍

  • @rowelandreid
    @rowelandreid Před rokem +1

    So he took from the question about trading, brexit, economy and answered to 'thank you for coming'...which wasn't even a question 🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @grahamtrave1709
    @grahamtrave1709 Před rokem +1

    A clear demonstration that he simply doesn’t have a clue. He puts himself in front of 250 of the most senior business leaders in the U.K. and slips and slides about not making any sense whatsoever. His government has just been an utter disaster right across the board.

  • @Hadrian363
    @Hadrian363 Před rokem +28

    "I've come here today with 20 other ministers to ignore you to your face"

    • @LeeLee-ct2vv
      @LeeLee-ct2vv Před rokem

      Haha epic and spot on!

    • @peterhastings703
      @peterhastings703 Před rokem +1

      It's very telling that he'll roll up with '20 other ministers from the government' to chat to business 'leaders' to reassure them that their post Brexit profits won't suffer, only get better!
      However, I don't see Sunak facing ordinary voters with their questions. He'd evade them in the same way, I guess!

  • @Altair885
    @Altair885 Před rokem +214

    People like Sunak don't get embarrassed because they have no shame! The fact that their mistakes are glaringly obvious to most people doesn't phase them because disapproval means nothing, it's just a hurdle in the way of whatever idealist values they've set themselves, and of course they're very likely profiting from it personally!

    • @kyorin6526
      @kyorin6526 Před rokem +3

      Exactly what I said just now, but you put it even better.

    • @irwinsaltzman979
      @irwinsaltzman979 Před rokem +6

      Sunak is a very wealthy person whose family will not be affected by this company or the UK populations problems. It doesnot matter to him.

    • @Altair885
      @Altair885 Před rokem +1

      @@irwinsaltzman979 Whenever I see someone like Sunak in politics I always think Alan B'Stard played by Rik Mayall in The New Statesman. It was a brilliant sitcom back in the day, but now it's become more of a parody given how the Tory inner circle works today!

    • @user-wf4hy4ub7p
      @user-wf4hy4ub7p Před rokem +3

      It's time it was made incumbant on ALL elected MP's to rid themselves completely of any other outside interests. We pay them to do a full time job not to spend OUR paid for time on directorships, consultancy positions, etc. Outside interests only lead to corruption.

    • @Altair885
      @Altair885 Před rokem +1

      @@user-wf4hy4ub7p This is the big problem with politics, self interest is always going to trump anything that's beneficial for the masses. It's also obvious that this is what the system is geared towards, all the things you mention and any other forms of lobbying need to stopped! As things stand the political system is mostly just a way to enable people in certain positions to funnel away taxpayer's money for personal gain. But to stop it it would mean a radical overhaul of how the political system works, basically scrapping many of the establishment positions and replacing them with committees or a type of senate, ideally one that doesn't rely on career oriented appointments.

  • @learnenglishwithtreesongte5915

    So impressed to see his perma smile of pain when asked a question where he knows he cant work out of it safely

  • @ilosssssshx
    @ilosssssshx Před rokem +5

    We have went from “We will fix the problems” to “We will talk to you about the problems and if we can’t fix the problems we will be sure to tell you why” wtf is going on 😂

  • @TihetrisWeathersby
    @TihetrisWeathersby Před rokem +125

    His body language says he would rather not answer the question

    • @Karkawry1970
      @Karkawry1970 Před rokem +20

      Yes, and he didn't answer it did he?

    • @neilg6675
      @neilg6675 Před rokem +9

      He didnt

    • @matthewwilliams3827
      @matthewwilliams3827 Před rokem +8

      He never does anyways does he. Politicians talk. And it isn’t real talk.

    • @Andrew-rc3vh
      @Andrew-rc3vh Před rokem +7

      He meant, "Well that's what we are here for, to be seen listening to industry, not to answer your problems".

    • @verystripeyzebra
      @verystripeyzebra Před rokem +2

      Yes, not just his body language but his lliteral language too.

  • @theBagheera22
    @theBagheera22 Před rokem +158

    We are here to listen, just don't mention brexit

    • @borderfox2
      @borderfox2 Před rokem +6

      Don't Panic Don't Panic Don't Panic!

    • @aragornthebrave
      @aragornthebrave Před rokem +3

      Err name a time when they listened?

    • @humorpalanta
      @humorpalanta Před rokem +3

      @@aragornthebrave he is listening he just doesn't care

    • @ambient675
      @ambient675 Před rokem +2

      Here to listen not to act.

    • @Swissland63
      @Swissland63 Před rokem +3

      In fact .. I’ll talk for 3 minutes not answering the question so I have less time to listen ! 🙄

  • @hekikoka5792
    @hekikoka5792 Před rokem +2

    the conversation swiftly shifted to how good of a listener Rishi is!

  • @sneer0101
    @sneer0101 Před rokem +2

    "We're here to listen but I'm going to ignore that question"

  • @sunny96789
    @sunny96789 Před rokem +1

    He got the Windsor Framework passed and now the illegal migration bill passed as well. Pound has recovered, inflation will go down to 4% by end of the year. Economy is already recovering. CPTPP is the biggest trade deal since brexit. Great job PM

  • @TihetrisWeathersby
    @TihetrisWeathersby Před rokem +179

    "More business friendly than previous administrations" I love how he had to kiss his ass to make sure he got his attention

    • @grtcara8386
      @grtcara8386 Před rokem +3

      Not really! He just despises Johnson and Truss and Sunak would actually be a decent PM if he was a Remainer

    • @CERWINVEGAredRING
      @CERWINVEGAredRING Před rokem +31

      It was not a compliment, it was a “thank you for doing the bare minimum in being here today because your predecessors could not be arsed”

    • @andyknowles772
      @andyknowles772 Před rokem

      ​@@grtcara8386
      Hmmm...5 billion in written off Covid fraud, 10 million on useless PPE etc says otherwise.
      Being less mental than the last few prime ministers makes him look way better than he deserves.

    • @tonycowin
      @tonycowin Před rokem +15

      A neat dig at Johnson.

    • @fslinteriors7889
      @fslinteriors7889 Před rokem +16

      ​@@grtcara8386 He would never be a decent PM because he's a Conservative.

  • @londonguy2050
    @londonguy2050 Před rokem +55

    I like the way RIshi Sunak points out that they are there to listen and totally avoid answering the question by swiftly moving on. So they will listen to your questions but just don't expect an answer to them. The business leader went in great detail describing the problem, he must have been well impressed with the lack of response!

    • @jam99
      @jam99 Před rokem

      The problem perceived by the Burberry chairman was explained. A policy review was requested. No question was asked.

  • @7rob27
    @7rob27 Před rokem +1

    Someone was in the Boris Johnson school of talking utter BS with Zero substance. And Sunak graduated first of his class.

  • @fraso2000
    @fraso2000 Před rokem +1

    I think that it’s exactly this way of not answering questions that make people hate politicians and parties. We risk losing them and with it endanger democracy.

  • @michaelwadge5999
    @michaelwadge5999 Před rokem +33

    What a rubbish response. In the immortal words of the sage, Jacob Rees-Mogg, to impose checks on imports from the EU would be a supreme act of self harm. Why is no one in the Government, including, obviously, the PM, prepared to admit that Brexit itself was a supreme act of self harm?

    • @Lynnefromlyn
      @Lynnefromlyn Před rokem

      Because it wasn’t - for them. It opened the door to deregulation, which is their agenda. It allows them to expand their personal wealth creation schemes, the tax avoidance the creation of more off shore accounts , and Freeports, letting in the money launderers, the pirates and the other crooks. It also allows them to get rid of the unions, our employment and civil rights and soon our human rights. That’s what Brexit was about. But they sold to the stupids and the racists and the bigots by calling it a return of our sovereignty - which we’d never lost and which most of the leave voters couldn’t say let alone spell or know what it meant.

    • @georgec7899
      @georgec7899 Před rokem +2

      FINALLY REGREXIT is here we all suffer from Camerons CALAMITY

    • @royboy565
      @royboy565 Před rokem +6

      Voting tory is an act of self harm.

    • @LeonLShaw
      @LeonLShaw Před rokem

      Brexit may well have been an act of self harm, but it was the democratic right of the people to choose the harm. If the government, after the referendum, had said this is going to harm the UK se we are going to ignore the vote would the people have said 'ok then yo know best' or have been totally up in arms? I strongly suspect the latter. The Lib Dem party, in the 2019 election, openly said they would cancel Brexit if elected, They finished up with 12 MPs and their leader lost her seat-and that was in Scotland as well! Enough said.

    • @Lynnefromlyn
      @Lynnefromlyn Před rokem

      @@LeonLShaw your first sentence is complete hooey. There was nothing democratic about the referendum and the minute difference in numbers would never before have been taken as a reliable criteria. Add the lies and the ignorance and the fraud by the Leave campaign…democracy? Pull the other one. .

  • @ismaelferreira4643
    @ismaelferreira4643 Před rokem +30

    When a new manager comes in... This is exactly what he sounds like

  • @jjrbanana
    @jjrbanana Před rokem

    Spectacular effort at totally avoiding the question. 10/10

  • @drumm23
    @drumm23 Před rokem +5

    He acted like he was going to give the questioner a Blue Peter Badge. What a bizarre communications method he has, he must have been trained to within an inch of his humanity.

  • @gemmell761
    @gemmell761 Před rokem +31

    Rishi's panicking gesticulation is crazier than Tim Westwood

  • @garymoore8204
    @garymoore8204 Před rokem +33

    That smirk on his face says everything you need to know about him

    • @SarahRickard
      @SarahRickard Před rokem +1

      💯. Noticed it a lot

    • @martinwebb1681
      @martinwebb1681 Před rokem +3

      No, that smirk on his face says I'm rich and better than you, he is a very patronising person.

    • @wakeyskate
      @wakeyskate Před rokem

      @@martinwebb1681 pretty sure you’re making exactly the same point as OP

    • @martinwebb1681
      @martinwebb1681 Před rokem

      @@wakeyskate ... Perhaps so, although I felt his was rather vague, so I decided to spell it out, say it as it is.

    • @wakeyskate
      @wakeyskate Před rokem

      @@martinwebb1681 I agree with you both either way!

  • @joshwilliams0391
    @joshwilliams0391 Před rokem +1

    I love his nice chipper response at first even though he’s dying inside

  • @321backlip
    @321backlip Před rokem +52

    This is why children didn't ask him questions even they know they won't get a straight answer.

  • @judylawson5350
    @judylawson5350 Před rokem

    Sunak did begin to look embarrassed and dropped the facetious smile.

  • @giancarlopellizzari4022
    @giancarlopellizzari4022 Před rokem +1

    The “answer” appalling, the emptiest set of words ever spoken by a UK PM.

  • @daronchristie4031
    @daronchristie4031 Před rokem +43

    Can literally see Sunak getting smaller and smaller by each word spoken ending up as grain of salt 🧂 😂😂😂

  • @michaelfoulkes9246
    @michaelfoulkes9246 Před rokem +21

    Rishi sunak squirming absolutely brilliant

    • @richc848
      @richc848 Před rokem

      And yet he's still not squirming anywhere near as much as we do when we hear him talk.

  • @grahams1609
    @grahams1609 Před rokem +1

    Has he been watching David Brent? That was shocking.

  • @siennas862
    @siennas862 Před rokem

    Oh my goodness!! He didn’t even attempt to answer the question.

  • @mdb4michele
    @mdb4michele Před rokem +16

    Years ago, while visiting the Kruger park we came across a very large bull elephant moving towards us in the car. We made the wise decision to make a U-turn. I did not "believe" I could outsmart the elephant, nor that I was "holding all the cards", nor that the elephant "needs us more than we need him", nor that the Kruger Park was going to collapse, ... "next week"

  • @minikame2272
    @minikame2272 Před rokem +11

    "But your broader point" no Rishi that wasn't his broader point there was no broader point he was incredibly fucking granular and precise with his words.

    • @Rory626
      @Rory626 Před rokem +1

      Best comment right here. It was an incredible specific point

  • @barryknight9618
    @barryknight9618 Před rokem +1

    Shows the monumental incompetence and stupidity of our recent governments

  • @Mustafiz1972
    @Mustafiz1972 Před rokem +1

    What’s the point of “listening” and “engaging” unless you also show a willingness to change taking into account what you have listened and engaged about? The difference between a leader and a politician is that the leader has the courage to acknowledge mistakes and then learn from them. Britain has too many politicians but no leaders.

  • @DJWESG1
    @DJWESG1 Před rokem +71

    'We create inequality to create growth' - rishys best buddy Boris of the depiffles

    • @evolassunglasses4673
      @evolassunglasses4673 Před rokem

      The Left has embraced open borders Globalisation and have no solutions.
      The means of production are in China and Capitalism imports cheap labour. Capitalism will never invest in training or increase pay and conditions if it can just fly in labour.

    • @LS-xs7sg
      @LS-xs7sg Před rokem +1

      To be fair record immigration of relatively cheap labour IS the current Tory (and formerly New Labour) method of increasing GDP. Enabling them to borrow money and sustain house prices. It is not what normal people think of as "growth" but it is one of the ways globalists deal with the problem of an unhappy native working class. Just replace them with various client groups in the hope that the underlying problems will go away ( or at least stay buried until the end of ones political career)

    • @davidpearn2484
      @davidpearn2484 Před rokem

      😅😅😅.

  • @HenkvanHoek
    @HenkvanHoek Před rokem

    As a business owner I would fire this guy immediately after this kind of response.

  • @peterwilson5528
    @peterwilson5528 Před rokem +1

    They should have put an escape trap door on the floor so that Sunak could bale out before crashing.

  • @macsmiffy2197
    @macsmiffy2197 Před rokem +32

    It’s astonishing how little this Government gets away with doing, or not doing. Our local hospital is literally falling down around the patients and staff and yet the decision for a new build has been “imminent” for over 2 years now. They knew it was going to fall down 30 years from the time it was built in 1980, so they can’t say it couldn’t be planned for. 🤬

    • @elainelight
      @elainelight Před rokem +2

      I doubt your hospital is literally falling down. They should remove this word form the dictionary!

    • @grizcuz
      @grizcuz Před rokem +6

      If the original commenter's hospital is the same as mine and reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete was used in its construction. Then, yes, they are literally falling down, the concrete is failing and the structure is at risk of collapsing. Quite a few hospitals across the country employed the same construction method, so they're all at risk of failing catastrophically. If you're going to hand wave comments that you don't agree with away, then perhaps you should understand the issue first.

    • @EddyBoomJunglist
      @EddyBoomJunglist Před rokem

      @@elainelight Elaine be careful I just saw another comment. Literally underneath this one, from Daron Christie who uses your trigger word.

  • @alexandermacdonald3789
    @alexandermacdonald3789 Před rokem +16

    lots of noise (with zero integrity or meaning) coming out of Sunaks mouth

  • @kidAG
    @kidAG Před rokem +1

    I wish that questioner would have called out that gibberish mid-sentence and told the pm to answer the bloody question.

  • @GWills-ys6rd
    @GWills-ys6rd Před rokem

    I've never heard such a patronising and inadequate answer to such a fundamentally critical question. He sounded as if he was addressing schoolchildren.

  • @thesmithjs
    @thesmithjs Před rokem +29

    Another classic example of how to skim through a topic with out saying one related point to the subject matter.

    • @aries6776
      @aries6776 Před rokem +1

      They learn and hone these techniques at their expensive public schools. How to waffle and change the subject of a debate when you are put in a no-win situation.

  • @sueyourself5413
    @sueyourself5413 Před rokem +19

    He's so very used to getting a trophy for participation.

  • @fjatoi
    @fjatoi Před rokem +1

    It’s really sad to see the direction that the UK has taken over the last 20 odd years and leaders like this guy don’t give me much hope for the future.

  • @Commentsmac
    @Commentsmac Před rokem

    1.34 you can see him shrinking.. love it!

  • @matthewstagg9786
    @matthewstagg9786 Před rokem +31

    Panning out as expected? Still no unicorns in view. Can't quite believe we're still being told to wait for them. At what point will the government finally admit that there were never going to be unicorns. Honesty is just gone from politics.

    • @huwzebediahthomas9193
      @huwzebediahthomas9193 Před rokem +3

      The sunlight upland meadows are full of Spring wild flowers also, and sh|t.

    • @matthewstagg9786
      @matthewstagg9786 Před rokem

      @@huwzebediahthomas9193 And the rivers too but, of course, what good are prison hulks and transportation without good, old-fashioned British cholera? Food banks are just a half-step away from the workhouse. Bring on the dickensian nightmare, I say. Looks like a lot of fun (from the safety of France.)

  • @tatsouk
    @tatsouk Před rokem +14

    it is very impressive when a Prime minister speaks for 3 minutes and somehow manages to say nothing.

  • @JamesBond-uq7si
    @JamesBond-uq7si Před rokem +2

    Took three minutes to just say "We're listening ".

  • @markacohen1
    @markacohen1 Před rokem

    Things are panning out exactly as the Remainers said they would

  • @Fluffysweep
    @Fluffysweep Před rokem +12

    Deflect, deflect, deflect is precisely what he has done here, when politicians say we'll take that away and look at it , it means NO.!!!

  • @alexanderellul2701
    @alexanderellul2701 Před rokem

    No need for a verbal explanation HIS YESSSS nods said it all!

  • @gdwlaw5549
    @gdwlaw5549 Před rokem

    Nice to hear someone from business rather than Farage! This imposter screwed up many lives. I run an optical factory in the paris region. I started two years ago and one of the first things said to me was to avoid purchasing in the UK. We do have one UK supplier and are now actively looking For an alternative as our stocks are running low.

  • @FRU.No.1
    @FRU.No.1 Před rokem +31

    Weak mealy mouthed response from a man way out of his depth and terrified of the right of his party. Ignores the specific requests of major brands to policy mistakes he has made personally and thinks palming him off like that is acceptable.

  • @benmorris118
    @benmorris118 Před rokem +4

    I'm sure that response really increased confidence levels amongst corporate Britain's top business leaders

  • @ThePaulaon1
    @ThePaulaon1 Před rokem +1

    One minute into his response and i had to just stop watching the video. I cant suffer him.

  • @davidpringuer3553
    @davidpringuer3553 Před rokem +1

    "we are here to listen" and ignore

  • @timmennel3237
    @timmennel3237 Před rokem +3

    Opinion from the Continent: This guy is an enormous improvement upon his predecessors - and frankly not only the last two, but the last four. That he cannot change a multi-million pound tax policy decision on the spot should be clear. Criticism will be warranted only if the government fails to follow up on the promise of a review. Never forget: this PM has the task of repairing a lot of damage that others have caused.

    • @Muzikman127
      @Muzikman127 Před rokem +2

      This is a really bullshit video to be honest. Joe has been doing a lot of lazy partisan hackery recently. Disappointing.
      Novara is a much more left leaning UK indie media outlet, but they do actually tend to be consistent and honest with their criticism. This is just lazy stuff. I agree, Sunak gave basically the only answer he could here. It wasn't even a bad job.

    • @royboy565
      @royboy565 Před rokem +2

      Sunak is in the govt, he is a brexiteer and he can't come up with one brexit benefit so he is also to blame so no get out of jail free card.

  • @srp01983
    @srp01983 Před rokem +7

    Got to give him credit for giving a half-arsed response to a point that wasn’t made, and for assuring everyone that he was listening while clearly holding his hands over his ears. I can guarantee that Sunak and Hunt will not be changing the VAT rules at all.

  • @ste7759
    @ste7759 Před rokem +1

    VOTE REFORM UK 🇬🇧

  • @jamesrickerby1607
    @jamesrickerby1607 Před rokem

    He really is Will from the inbetween UK show!! 😂😂😢😂😂

  • @johnwood-stoddard4600
    @johnwood-stoddard4600 Před rokem +21

    Do the public get a route to him or are we just not even pretending the government is meant to listen to the people and protect us against shady business deals?

    • @aries6776
      @aries6776 Před rokem

      At this point he's just trying to secure as many deals/change as many laws as possible to benefit his wife's business interests before he gets the boot at the next general election...

    • @markgreen5153
      @markgreen5153 Před rokem

      The British public chose to vote conservative and then the British public chose to vote Brexit.

    • @michaelshaw9029
      @michaelshaw9029 Před rokem

      ​@@markgreen5153scotland hasn't voted Conservative for over 50 years. It also voted against Brexit. So imagine how we are feeling

    • @markgreen5153
      @markgreen5153 Před rokem

      @@michaelshaw9029 irrelevant. Scottish public had an opportunity to vote for independence but they chose to stay part of UK.

    • @royboy565
      @royboy565 Před rokem

      ​@@markgreen5153 most of the British public didn't vote tory 57% didn't vote for them.

  • @susanb4816
    @susanb4816 Před rokem +11

    Wow stellar leadership and solid plans

  • @alessandracossu4896
    @alessandracossu4896 Před rokem +1

    Utterly embarassing. He goes on and on avoiding the question, I mean even for political standards this is far too much.

  • @aeonsteel3000
    @aeonsteel3000 Před rokem

    😂😂😂Really?😂😂😂 his face! 👌😂

  • @hg82met
    @hg82met Před rokem +6

    Gove told the people "This country has had enough of experts" and here we are, knee-deep in untreated sewage, amongst other Brexit "benefits".

  • @Francebras
    @Francebras Před rokem +6

    When it comes to deflecting, this prime minister deserves an A+...

  • @Ftanftangfnarrr
    @Ftanftangfnarrr Před rokem

    We'll listen, but you won't get a coherent response. Thank you for this amazeballs conversation.