Akshata Murty: I try not to read the news now

Wife of Rishi Sunak says she finds coverage of her and her husband bizarre at times, mentioning the Adidas Sambas episode

Akshata Murty has admitted she has stopped engaging regularly with the news in an effort not to be consumed" by living at No 10, in a rare solo interview as the next general election approaches.

The prime minister's wife told the Times she found the coverage of her and her husband, Rishi Sunak, bizarre at times, highlighting how he recently made front-page news by wearing a pair of Adidas Samba trainers.