Rishi Sunak’s wife Akshata Murty ditches the Sam Cam-era midi dress in favour of £875 coral suit with the royal seal of approval as she makes a speech at Tory Party Conference

• Akshata Murty sported the colourful ensemble at the conference in Manchester 
• READ MORE: Mrs Sunak ‘surprises’ Rishi with emotional conference speech 

Akshata Murty made a bold fashion statement as donned a bright £875 ensemble from The Fold during an appearance at the Conservative Party Conference to give a speech about her husband Rishi Sunak. 

The Prime Minister’s wife, 43, looks to have swapped out her Samantha Cameron inspired midi dresses for a royal-approved trouser suit – a bold and business-savvy look often seen on the likes of the Princess of Wales and Letizia, Queen of Spain. 

The fitted coral suit, which features a tailored jacket paired with slim cigarette trousers, adds a pop of colour to the breezy autumnal weather in Manchester, where the political event is being held. 

Its lightweight Italian wool is also the perfect material for the UK’s October weather.

The mother-of-two opted for chunky black stiletto heels to bring her look together, keeping her make-up look minimal. She wore her dark hair down in relaxed waves and sported little jewellery. 

Akshata Murty made a bold fashion statement as donned a bright £875 ensemble from The Fold during an appearance at the Conservative Party Conference to give a speech about her husband Rishi Sunak 

During the conference, Akshata stepped into the spotlight to introduce her ‘best friend’ and rom-com obsessed husband.

She gave a surprise speech about the man behind the role, describing him as a proud Briton and son of immigrants who is driven by ‘aspiration’. 

But she also gently teased him over his love of romantic films – ‘the cheesier the better’ – and joked that he was not using the film Emily in Paris as a guide the EU relations.

‘He is fun, he is thoughtful, he is compassionate and he has an incredible zest for life,’ she said, as cameras picked out an emotional looking PM watching in the wings.

Following her on to the stage, a clearly touched Mr Sunak said: ‘Thank you for always being there for me… Literally the best long-term decision for a brighter future I ever made.’

Former fashion designer Akshata and her brother Rohan were largely raised by their paternal grandparents as her ambitious mother and father pursued careers in engineering and science.

Her father Narayana, who was recently ranked the sixth richest person in India with a an estimated £3.9billion fortune, built his family’s wealth after founding his firm Infosys, which is currently worth around £53billion.

Akshata’s mother Sudha became the first female engineer to work for India’s biggest car manufacturer, TELCO.

The Prime Minister’s wife, 43, looks to have swapped out her Samantha Cameron inspired midi dresses for a royal-approved trouser suit

The fitted coral suit, which features a tailored jacket paired with slim cigarette trousers, adds a pop of colour to the breezy autumnal weather in Manchester, where the political event is being held

The mother-of-two opted for chunky black stiletto heels to bring her look together, keeping her make-up look minimal

As Akshata shared a few words about her husband, the couple embraced each other in a tender kiss

She wore her dark hair down in relaxed waves and sported minimal jewellery for the event today

During the conference, Akshata stepped into the spotlight to introduce her ‘best friend’ and rom-com obsessed husband

Child prodigy Rohan started computer coding at the age of eight before studying a PhD at Harvard and becoming a junior fellow at the prestigious university. 

He later joined the family company in 2013, before stepping down amid claims by Infosys employees of nepotism at the time. 

A year later, he founded AI firm Soroco, of which his sister Akshata is listed as a director of its UK arm.

Akshata had a passion for fashion from an early age, something which got her into trouble with her mother.

She previously recalled how she was scolded for paying more attention to glamour than she did to her studies.

After finishing school, Akshata moved to the US, where she completed degrees in economics and French at Claremont McKenna College in California and studied at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in LA.

She met her future husband after moving to Stanford University to study for an MBA.

Mr Sunak previously told how there was ‘clearly something’ there when he and his wife first met. He went as far as changing some of his classes so he could sit next to his wife.

Four years later, in 2009, they married in a lavish ceremony in Bengaluru in India, which was the couple’s home for the next four years.

She gave a surprise speech about the man behind the role, describing him as a proud Briton and son of immigrants who is driven by ‘aspiration’

Following her on to the stage, a clearly touched Mr Sunak said: ‘Thank you for always being there for me…’

During their early years together, Akshata pursued a career in fashion and set up her own business in 2007, Akshata Designs. 

However, her business venture fell flat and collapsed after just three years.

Nonetheless, the mother-of-two has continued to hold stakes in businesses over the years, the most significant of which is her estimated £430million holding in Infosys.

She and Mr Sunak also set up a project together, Catamaran Ventures UK. 

Akshata has also been linked to Jamie Oliver’s Pizzeria and Etonian tailor, New & Lingwood.

Earlier this year Mr Sunak apologised for breaking the MPs’ Code of Conduct by failing to correctly declare his wife’s financial interest in a childminding company that benefited from changes made in the Budget.

Commons’ Standards Commissioner Daniel Greenberg opened the inquiry in April following concerns that Mr Sunak did not detail his wife’s shares in a childcare Koru Kids.

He concluded the breach arose out of the Prime Minister’s ‘confusion’ around the rules on declaration, and decided to close the inquiry without the need for further action after finding the error to have been made inadvertently.

Eventually Rishi and Akshata moved to the UK in 2013, where the politician became MP for Richmond in Yorkshire two years later.

The couple now live in a £7 million townhouse in Kensington with their daughters, which is just one of several properties they own.

Former fashion designer Akshata and her brother Rohan were largely raised by their paternal grandparents as her ambitious mother and father pursued careers in engineering and science

The couple now live in a £7 million townhouse in Kensington with their daughters, which is just one of several properties they own

As well as the townhouse, they also enjoy a £1million flat in Kensington and a £2million mansion in Rishi’s Yorkshire constituency, where he is nicknamed the ‘Maharaja of the Dales’. 

They also have a £5.5million penthouse in California, overlooking Santa Monica pier, which they use in the holidays.

Earlier this year she made headlines for her non-domicile (‘non-dom’) tax status, which is a legal but controversial way to avoid paying taxes in Britain on overseas income. 

The status is often used by the super-wealthy to save thousands or even millions of pounds in tax.

Amid an intense public backlash, Ms Murty gave up the non-dom status and promised to pay tax in the UK on the fortunes she brought in from around the world.

A statement read: ‘It has become clear that many do not feel it is compatible with my husband’s role as Chancellor.

‘I understand and appreciate the British sense of fairness and I do not wish my tax status to be a distraction for my husband or to affect my family.

They also have a £5.5million penthouse in California, overlooking Santa Monica pier, which they use in the holidays

As well as her tax status, the mother of two has also raised eyebrows with her wardrobe, after stepping out on occasion in outfits worth thousands of pounds – but her style has since transformed

‘This means I will now pay UK tax on an arising basis on all my worldwide income, including dividends and capital gains, wherever in the world that income arises. 

‘I do this because I want to, not because the rules require me to.’

As well as her tax status, the mother of two has also raised eyebrows with her wardrobe, after stepping out on occasion in outfits worth thousands of pounds.

In December 2020, the IT heiress wore a box-fresh pair of £445 Gucci trainers, a REDValentino shearling and leather coat costing £1,630 and a leather skirt worth more then £1,000, for a date night with her husband in upmarket Mayfair.

However, during Mr Sunak’s first leadership campaign in the summer of 2022 – in which he lost out to Liz Truss – Ms Murty stepped out in a High-Street outfit at a campaign event for her husband.

She donned a £165 dress by high street label Club Monaco for the outing to Margaret Thatcher’s hometown of Grantham.

After naming her as Britain’s best dressed woman in early August, Tatler style editor Chandler Tregaskes said: ‘Her stream of ‘It’ ensembles would have given Jackie Kennedy a run for her money…

‘Mrs Sunak is a shining example of modern-day diplomatically decadent dressing that steals the show.’

She displayed her prowess for ‘dopamine dressing’ – where you wear bright colours to radiate positivity and boost your mood – earlier this year when she joined her husband on his trip to Japan. 

She wowed in a £95 fuchsia cashmere sweater from Chinti & Parker, and £165 island green trousers from ME+EM.

Ms Murty may have had style advice from Isabel Spearman, the PR guru who previously worked as an unofficial dresser to Samantha Cameron during her husband’s tenure in Downing Street.

The brand consultant was spotted heading into No 10 just days before the King’s Coronation in May, for which the Prime Minister’s wife wore a £495 baby blue dress from Claire Mischevani that one commentator praised as ‘incredible’.

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