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Why did Rishi Sunak donate $3m to a private school in California?

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MPs are allowed to donate however much they wish of their private money to whomever they chose.

In 2018, as per The Mirror, when Rishi Sunak was just an MP - the family donated more than 3 million dollars to a private tech college in California - previously attended by his wife.

Fast forward to 2023 where a primary school in his constituency has spent nearly a year fundraising to find 10k to buy school kids computers.

We talk to a mum who's been at the coalface of the bake sales and is wondering why she had to work so hard to drum up a fraction of Sunak's donation.

We also look at the narratives -loud and soft - coming out of Ukraine and ask if the military counter-offensive is finally underway.