Good Morning Britain presenter Rishi Sunak sarcastically clapped Rishi Sunak today after the Chancellor compared to Will Smith and joked "at least I didn't slap anybody".
The Tory MP had complained that his wife Akshata Murthy was not "fair game" following scrutiny over her shares in a company operating in Russia.
He went on to compare himself to the Hollywood star, who slapped comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars for making a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
After watching the clip of the Chancellor's remarks, Adil said to co-host Kate Garraway: "It is good that he didn't smack anyone."
"I'm sure a relief to everyone!" Kate exclaimed.
"Very good, well done," Adil said sarcastically before clapping him.
Last week. Mr Sunak spoke to the BBC's Newscast podcast and said: "Someone said, 'Joe Root, Will Smith, and me – not the best of weekends for any of us.'
"But I feel, on reflection, both Will Smith and me having our wives attacked – at least I didn’t get up and slap anybody, which is good."
Mr Sunak faced questions over his wife's business affairs following the Spring Statement last week.
Ms Murthy owns a 0.91% stake in Infosys, an IT firm founded by her father NR Narayana Murthy, which has continued to operate from their Moscow office.
Her stake is currently worth £430million, while the family hold a combined £2.7bn shareholding in Infosys - an increase from £1.7billion that was last reported in 2020.
Mr Sunak told the BBC : "You know, I think it’s totally fine for people to take shots at me. It’s fair game.
"I’m the one sitting here and that’s what I signed up for.
"Actually, it’s very upsetting and, I think, wrong for people to try and come at my wife, and you know, beyond that actually, with regard to my father in law, for whom I have nothing but enormous pride and admiration for everything that he’s achieved.
"No amount of attempted smearing is going to make me change that because he’s wonderful and has achieved a huge amount, as I said, I’m enormously proud of him."
*Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am on ITV
