Britain’s super rich rush to protect wealth ahead of UK election

Mr Sunak’s wife, Akshata Murty, was revealed in 2022 to benefit from non-dom status. After a media storm, Mrs Murty said she would pay UK taxes on her global earnings, partly derived from Indian software giant Infosys

British prime minister Rishi Sunak surprised the country by calling a summer election.

Wealthy people in the UK, from foreign billionaires to City of London bankers, are rushing to shelter their money after British prime minister Rishi Sunak surprised the country by calling a summer election.

Some are cashing in investments, paying off bills that may soon rise or leaving the UK entirely, according to interviews with more than two dozen high-net-worth individuals, who asked not to be named, and wealth advisers.