> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.europeans.today/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Tories: Displacement of responsibility as a golden rule. - URL: https://www.europeans.today/2022/03/24/tories-displacement-of-responsibility-as-a-golden-rule/ - Published: 2022-03-24T12:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-01-10T02:48:22.000Z - Description: An uncomfortable Chancellor Rishi Sunak finds himself in the middle of a storm because of his family business links to Russia. - Author: J.N. PAQUET - Tags: Fact-Check, COMMENT, Hypocrisy, Rishi Sunak, Russia, United Kingdom, UK Politics, UK Government, Watch Now Last week, Chancellor Rishi Sunak called on UK companies to *“think very carefully”* about any investments in Russia that could support Vladimir Putin’s regime – *because we are all in this together, right?* – and [tweeted a video to make his message crystal clear](https://twitter.com/RishiSunak/status/1502942902187659272?ref=europeans.today): *“I am urging firms to think very carefully about their investments in Russia and how they may aid the Putin regime – and I am also clear that there is no case for new investment in Russia.* *“We must collectively go further in our mission to inflict maximum economic pain – and to stop further bloodshed.”* > I am urging firms to think very carefully about their investments in Russia and how they may aid the Putin regime. > > I also want to make it clear that there is no case for new investment in Russia. [https://t.co/jcFL95aLqf](https://t.co/jcFL95aLqf?ref=europeans.today)[pic.twitter.com/6mLd7C2kDM](https://t.co/6mLd7C2kDM?ref=europeans.today) > > — Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) [March 13, 2022](https://twitter.com/RishiSunak/status/1502942902187659272?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=europeans.today) #### ****Xtra |** ***Rishi Sunak** 🟦 ***Rishi Sunak** *is Chancellor of the Exchequer since 2020 and the Conservative MP for Richmond (Yorks)* ▫ **MP since 7 May 2015* ▫ [**Majority*](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4483/electionresult?ref=europeans.today)**: 27,210* ▫ [**Voting record*](https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/25428/rishi%5Fsunak/richmond%5F%28yorks%29/votes?ref=europeans.today) ▫ [**Contact*](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4483/contact?ref=europeans.today) Alas, Rishi Sunak forgot to mention that *Infosys*, a multinational IT company partly owned by his wife, Akshata Murthy – the daughter of an Indian billionaire described as the *‘father of the Indian IT sector’* by [*Time* magazine](https://web.archive.org/web/20080506084241/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1652689%5F1652372%5F1652367,00.html), has continued to operate in Russia as the war rages in Ukraine. As *Sky News* newsreader Jayne Secker asked him a few questions about the firm, Rishi Sunak remained both motionless and emotionless. Until he answered awkwardly. > Jayne Secker - It's been reported that your family has links to Russia... your wife has a steak in the IT consultancy firm, Infosys, that operate in Moscow... > > Rishi Sunak - My wife is not an elected politician.. I've nothing to do with that company[#KayBurley](https://twitter.com/hashtag/KayBurley?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=europeans.today) [#BBCBreakfast](https://twitter.com/hashtag/BBCBreakfast?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=europeans.today) [pic.twitter.com/lxxyzoW1CC](https://t.co/lxxyzoW1CC?ref=europeans.today) > > — Haggis\_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 (@Haggis\_UK) [March 24, 2022](https://twitter.com/Haggis%5FUK/status/1506896861096992775?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=europeans.today) #### ****Xtra |** **Infosys* **“The software giant was co-founded by Ms Murty’s father Narayana, an Indian billionaire who retired from the company in 2014.* **“Founded in 1981, the firm has since expanded into a number of countries and operates an office in Moscow.* **“Its most recent annual report lists Ms Murty as holding 0.9% of the company’s shares – reportedly worth hundreds of millions of pounds.”* (Source: [BBC News](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60866778?ref=europeans.today)) The line *“I have nothing to do with that company”* sounds familiar, doesn’t it? Remember: *“*[*There was not a party last winter*](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/no-christmas-party-downing-street-insists%5Fuk%5F61adf747e4b0451e551833ca?ref=europeans.today)*.”* *“*[*No rules were broken if a party took place last Christmas at Downing Street*](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2021/dec/06/no-rules-were-broken-if-no10-party-took-place-says-police-minister-video?ref=europeans.today)*.”* *“*[*I certainly broke no rules*](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/boris-johnson-broke-no-rules-christmas-party-quiz-downing-street%5Fuk%5F61b738b2e4b0bb13fd0a1c0d?ref=europeans.today)*.”* *“*[*Nobody warned me it was against the rules*](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jan/18/boris-johnson-nobody-warned-me-no-10-party-was-against-the-rules?ref=europeans.today)*.”* Typical lines of a conservative government that operates the displacement of responsibility as their golden rule. But what would one expect from the *Prime Minister-in-waiting* who [easily admits to Beth Rigby](https://news.sky.com/story/rishi-sunak-admits-going-to-bed-knowing-he-cant-solve-all-the-problems-amid-criticism-of-spring-statement-12573822?ref=europeans.today) that he goes to bed every night knowing that he *“can’t solve all the problems that people want me to.”* Why does he even bother, then? ![PMP Magazine](https://storage.ghost.io/c/15/40/1540bec0-7154-4feb-b8e1-97f579155b08/content/images/2021/09/end-flat-1.png "PMP Magazine") --- --- ##### Sources - **Text:* This piece was first published in [\[the brief\]](https://thebrieftoday.substack.com/p/displacement-of-responsibility-as-a-golden-rule) on 24 March 2022.* - **Cover:* Flickr/[Number 10 - Simon Dawson](https://www.flickr.com/photos/number10gov/51956348484/?ref=europeans.today). - Chancellor of Exchequer Rishi Sunak Spring Statement. | 23 March 2022\. (Licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/?ref=europeans.today).)*