Many of us who were born here exist without such a clear-cut picture of our ethnic background as Rishi Sunak. Lots of us have a complex family history, or, in my case, unknown key relatives.

A 2020 biography of Mr Sunak, called Going For Broke: The Rise of Rishi Sunak, noted that he was Stroud’s head boy, captain of the cricket team, and a fan of football, hockey and athletics.