Answer the big one, prime minister: Why are your trousers so short?

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It seems like I’m not the only one curious about the prime minister’s dress sense as he found out to his chagrin in an interview with The Sun’s political editor Harry Cole. Pushed for a more conclusive answer, he added: “I tend not to like lots of baggy, baggy stuff at the bottom of my ankle.” I feel like the issue of having “baggy, baggy stuff” around one’s ankle would also be remedied by buying trousers that fit, but what do I know? He writes: “It’s baffling to me how the wealthiest UK prime minister in history could live just steps away from Savile Row, the single greatest concentration of skilled bespoke tailors, and end up paying $2k for a MTM suit with sleeves and trousers 2-4 inches too short.” My pet theory is that Sunak, one of the more diminutive world leaders, at a reported 5ft 5in, purposefully shortens the length of his suits to try to appear taller. Sure, being the “fun socks” prime minister isn’t quite as good as being the “good at the economy” prime minister, but at this point I’ll take what I can get.