Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he was having lunch with his family when he found out he might be next into Number 10.
Mr Sunak told Piers Morgan in an exclusive interview that he was at TGI Friday’s when he was told that Liz Truss was stepping down from her job.
Sunak became the third PM in just over 12 months when Truss resigned in October last year.
Speaking in the interview he said: ‘I had assumed my career in frontline politics had come to an end.’
He said he was having lunch with his children and was going to go bowling with them.
He added: ‘Yes, actually, 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 and 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.’
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