Rishi Sunak reacts to being called a ‘quinoa salad Conservative’

Rishi Sunak reacts to being called a ‘quinoa salad Conservative’Source: BBC

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00:00 makes a Conservative. If you're someone who wants lower taxes, if you want your pension protected,

00:04 if you want migration reduced, if you want a sensible approach to net zero that prioritises

00:10 our security and reducing people's bills, that's what I will offer you in this election.

00:13 So you won't talk about Najafari at all. You see a lot of people looking at him and you,

00:17 they think, these Conservatives, that he's a kind of Sunday roast with all the trimmings

00:22 and you're a quinoa salad. Well, I think the policies are what matter. The substance is what

00:29 matter, Nick. So let's, I know we're going to get into it, but you're asking me about

00:32 personalities. I'm asking you about Nigel Farage and people have noted you don't want to talk

00:35 about him. So let's talk about politics. No, no, no, Nick, it's not that I'm not willing,

00:39 I'm willing to talk about everything here, but the simple issue here is a vote for anyone else,

00:45 including Nigel Farage's party, and I would make the same point about anyone's party,

00:49 right, is ultimately a vote that makes it more likely that Keir Starmer is in power. And you

00:53 said to me, well, are you a Conservative enough? Well, here's what we're offering. Lower taxes,

00:59 protected pensions, increase in defence spending, a more sensible approach to net zero and a clear

01:05 plan to both stop the boats and bring down the levels of migration. That is what I'm talking

01:10 to the country about. Well, let's talk about it now. That's a choice for people.