Richmond, North Yorkshire, which Sunak has represented since 2015. Photograph: Jon Sparks/Alamy
Richmondâs cobbled market square is quiet compared to the bustling Saturday mornings of pre-lockdown times, though there is a hubbub of well-heeled retirees bumping into people they know and stopping for a chat.
âThe jewel in the heart of North Yorkshire, the gateway to the Yorkshire Dales,â is how the town proudly brands itself. Tourism is important here. But even when visitor numbers are badly down, as they are now, there is an air of rural affluence about the place that suggests Richmond will survive hard times far better than most.