BRITISH pharmacists may soon have an ally in No 10 Downing Street, with son-of-a-pharmacist - and former Chancellor of the Exchequer - Rishi Sunak, in the running to be the UK's next Prime Minister.
Since resigning from the Cabinet, Sunak has been spruiking his pharmacy ties throughout his campaign to succeed incumbent, Boris Johnson.
Speaking to The Telegraph, Sunak drew comparisons of growing up working in his mother's pharmacy, to former Prime Minister, the late Margaret Thatcher's upbringing above her father's grocery store.
"[Thatcher] talked about the person at home with their family budget," he said.
"She talked about that really powerfully.
"That resonated with me, because that's how I was brought up.
"My mum was a small businesswoman, she was a chemist.
"I worked in my mum's small chemist in Southampton.
"I did my mum's books - that was part of my job.
"I also did payroll and accounts every week and every month."
With the Conservative Party members now set to decide whether to back Sunak or Foreign Minister, Liz Truss, for the top job, will they back the child of a trusted health professional, or an accountant?
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