IMAGE: Conservative leadership candidate and British prime minister hopeful Rishi Sunak speaks during a visit to his family's old business, Bassett Pharmacy, as part of his campaign in Southampton, Hampshire. All Photographs: Stefan Rousseau/Pool via Reuters
IMAGE: Sunak was born in 1980 in Southampton, the son of parents of Punjabi descent.
IMAGE: Sunak's father was a doctor who worked with Britain's National Health Service. His mother ran a pharmacy, where Rishi helped her with the books during weekends.
IMAGE: Sunak poses for a photograph outside the pharmacy.
IMAGE: Though the business is not in family hands now, Sunak's name can be seen on the parking sign at the back of the building.
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