Rishi Sunak is fighting for political survival in the U.K.’s July 4 snap election, with polls predicting an astonishing defeat for his Conservative Party. That’s fueled speculation given his ties to California that he could relocate if he soon finds himself out of the top job.
The British prime minister has made no secret of his love for California, saying that living in the US had helped shape his mindset as a leader.
After studying at Oxford, Sunak took an MBA at Stanford University in California, where he met his wife, Akshata Murty, the daughter of India’s sixth-richest man, and ran a hedge fund in Santa Monica.
If he did, he’d be able to trade the cloudy skies of London for the warm ocean breeze of Santa Monica, which boasts around 3,250 sunshine hours per year — nearly twice that of London — as well as a thriving tech scene that has earned the area the moniker of “Silicon Beach.”
On a recent afternoon in Santa Monica, the palm trees swayed in the afternoon sun next to the luxury apartment building in which Sunak and his wife own their penthouse. The building, constructed in 2014, offers a Starbucks on the ground floor and a brunch spot serving a $34 eggs Benedict with fresh crab and wasabi hollandaise sauce.
Rishi Sunak’s California escape hatch: His $7.2 million beach home
The UK leader’s luxe penthouse and deep California ties have fueled speculation about where he could land if he winds up out of office.
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