Mrs Rishi Firms Go Under Owing Taxman £623K

Chancellor’s wife had stake in two hit by pandemic

- Nick Sommerlad

TWO businesses in which Rishi Sunak’s wife is a significant investor have gone into administration during the pandemic, owing money to HMRC.

One borrowed £1.3million from the government-backed Future Fund which Akshata Murty’s Chancellor husband launched last year.

Ms Murty is richer than the Queen, holding a stake in her family’s global IT business Infosys, which is currently worth £625m.

Former banker Mr Sunak has put his investments into a “blind trust” and is not required to name companies in which his wife has shares.

A Mirror probe has found she owns shares in Lava Mayfair Club Limited, which collapsed owing £43.7m, including £374,000 to HMRC.