Meanwhile, in Beverly Hills Sunak and wife tuck into Michelin restaurant meal

AS a wave of riots hit Britain, ex-prime minister Rishi Sunak and wife Akshata Murty took refuge in a Beverly Hills restaurant.

- CHRISTOPHER BUCKTIN, LIZZIE BUCHAN

The couple enjoyed a meal at Funke, where a mushroom pizza costs almost £32.

The restaurant, in a 1930s Art Deco building, is frequented by stars such Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox and is in the Michelin Guide.

It suggests guests can "start with their pillowy focaccia, then savour a plate of tender South Pacific blue prawns in a garlicky salsa verde. Handmade agnolotti is delightful with a creamy filling of taleggio fonduta, finished with a meaty, buttery sugo di arrosto and Parmigiano Reggiano.