Southampton manager Russell Martin snubbed the team's fan, Rishi Sunak, who attended their game against Plymouth. Martin expressed no interest in greeting Sunak, despite the latter high-fiving young supporters before taking his seat in the stands. This snub has sparked controversy and raised questions about Sunak's interactions with other political figures such as Dominic Cummings.
New: Some Tory MPs are notably unimpressed with Rishi Sunak's apparent overtures to Dominic Cummings, with one calling Cummings a person "whose approach to politics is sociopathic, and I’m being polite". MPs' WhatsApp groups are seemingly quite vehement. https://t.co/i4FVi42Rh8
"Dominic Cummings... will have absolutely nothing to do with any government that I'm privileged to lead" - Rishi Sunak, July 2022 https://t.co/bA2Tcmg9l7
Sunak Had to meet Cummings who confessed to @bbclaurak ‘they’ worked to bring Johnson down from days after 2019 GE result - as #THEPLOT reveals (in Johnson’s own words, too) in order to replace BJ with Sunak. Sunak owes Cummings big time. https://t.co/NAXkEJKESy
It was incredibly telling how little Cummings had to say on Sunak at both the select committee and Covid inquiry. https://t.co/w2xIv0Bfei
The left: 'Why would anyone talk to that beastly man Cummings?' Team Boris: 'See, there was/is a Sunak/Cummings plot' Some Tories: 'PM has shown no judgment talking to him' Other Tories: 'PM has shown no judgment not listening to him' https://t.co/heuHLMPnGU
Southampton boss gives brutal eight-word response after snubbing private Rishi Sunak visit https://t.co/XO2Egyv4Ij
Rishi Sunak is brutally SNUBBED by Southampton boss Russell Martin after attending their 2-1 Championship win...with the ex-Swansea manager admitting he had 'no interest in saying hello' to the Saints-supporting PM https://t.co/fvu2wJTGEl https://t.co/bUNcJw5Omd
Southampton manager Russell Martin asked if Rishi Sunak had come down to see him and the team after the match today. "He might have come down, but I have no interest in saying hello. How’s that for honesty?" https://t.co/jyJ6TcVmCs
Southampton fan Rishi Sunak high-fives young supporters before taking his seat in the stands at St Mary's to watch his side continue their promotion push against Plymouth https://t.co/STFNjMfnFU https://t.co/121Bv3YTwT
🚨 NEW: Southampton manager Russell Martin on supporting fan Rishi Sunak “He might have come down [to see the players], but I have no interest in saying hello. How’s that for honesty?” https://t.co/uJ0K3pMCxq
Russell Martin when asked about Rishi Sunak being at Southampton’s game tonight… “He might have come down, but I have absolutely no interest in saying hello. How’s that for honesty.” (via @5liveSport) https://t.co/2ire7Ldeqt
Southampton fan Rishi Sunak was at St Mary’s for their win over Plymouth tonight. Saints boss Russell Martin asked if the PM had come to the dressing room to see the team: “He might have come down. I have no interest in saying hello.”