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Why taking holidays can be a political minefield

Vacations are rarely straightforward for political and business leaders, but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t take them.

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When I read last week that UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was about to head off on his first proper family holiday in four years, I felt a rush of incredulity.

Surely, even the most dreary workaholic striver would have been able to get away at some point in that time.

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Pilita Clark is an associate editor and business columnist at the Financial Times. She writes a weekly column on modern corporate life, as well as features and other articles.

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