Jilly Cooper ‘thrilled to bits’ that Rishi Sunak reads her bonkbusters

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jilly Cooper has said she is “thrilled to bits” that Rishi Sunak is a fan of her bonkbuster novels. One passage reads: “Fascinated, she watched his long fingers stroking her belly, then sliding into the dark bush.” Reacting to the This Morning interview on Twitter, one viewer wrote: “F***ing crying over Jilly Cooper dear lord.” “Hearing that Rishi Sunak loves Jilly Cooper books is potentially one of the most surprising things I expected to hear this morning,” another posted with a sobbing emoji and a crying-laughing emoji. “Maybe we should all read Jilly Cooper novels so we can escape from Sunak’s reality?” one viewer joked. “Aren’t Jilly Cooper books about Sunak’s reality?” added another person, alluding to Sunak’s huge wealth.