Rishi Sunak was eating ribs with his daughter when he learned that Liz Truss had resigned.
Speaking with Piers Morgan on TalkTV tonight in his longest interview since becoming Prime Minister, Mr Sunak said he had sat down for a meal at a TGI Friday's.
He had taken his daughter to TGI Teesside Shopping Park in Stockton-on-Tees, where he shockingly admitted he "wasn't thinking about politics".
Mr Sunak said he planned to take his children bowling on the day, adding he had "moved on" following the political upheaval of late 2022, and the resignation brought him quickly back into the political fray.
He admitted: "I wasn’t thinking about politics when Liz resigned at all.
"I was with my kids having lunch up north in Teeside, at TGI Fridays, and we were finishing off lunch and about to head to take them bowling and I had somewhat moved on after everything that happened over the summer.
"So, my head wasn’t completely in that space, if I’m completely honest. And obviously, she resigned and I had to think about what to do."
The Prime Minister added: "Ultimately, I strongly believe in public service and felt out of duty, more than anything else, that I should try and come and make a difference, given it was a pretty challenging fight."
At the time, he told Mr Morgan, he had considered his career on the country's political frontlines was over.
He said: "I had assumed my career in frontline politics had come to an end."
The PM also gave his verdict on the state of the UK when he took over from his predecessor following her record-short premiership.
He said: "The country was a mess when I took over."
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