Rishi Sunak and his family light candles in Downing Street for Diwali

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his family lit candles outside Number 10 Downing Street to celebrate Diwali on Sunday 12 November.

Sunak was joined by his wife Akshata Murty and their two daughters, before heading to his home city of Southampton to continue celebrations.

Diwali is the five-day Festival of Lights, acknowledge by millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Jains across the world, celebrating the triumph of light over darkness.

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[KA-bvzg]

Life come full circle, Victoria would be proud to see this day.

[aniruddhashrivastava]

Imagine Churchill watching thsi from hell😂

[nbr]

That's Diyas not Candles. Independent tv don't know the difference, what a pity.

[marc-andrebrunet]

📌It is such a beautiful family ❤️
Absolutely nothing similar to this in my country.. Canada..

[sabitashil]

She looks stunning in that blue saree.

[hedwigwendell-crumb]

He bought those expensive candles this year after his shares in Moderna paid off 😂😂😂

[krizk]

Happy Diwali to you and family Mr Sunak.
Let the light lead your way ❤

[RSPTHEKINGofficial]

The security officials were like - wtf is he doing ?😂

[rajavishnuvardhana]

Happy Diwali❤ light the lamp remove the Darkness ❤

[ss-ibgm]

wow yhey are looking so beautiful in their dresses

[caloricphlogistonandthelum]

Suella will be calling them hate candles.

[abhinashsingh]

Happy deepavali Mr prime minister.we Indians love you.

[msbayramoglu]

Did England colonise India or India colonised England. Who is running who?

[asjadmahmood]

Better if he wore traditional clothing.

Should of placed those lights outside sue Ellen's house

[sukhkaur]

They are diyas not candles. They are more like earthen oil lamps

[sunny]

Happy Diwali to your beautiful family sir! God bless

[promoking]

Prime minister that public never elected

[layal]

Is this India or england ..am confused 😅😅😅😅 🤔

[AT-fvnp]

For sure the British Empire at it's most glammarous times. A true picture of the term (common wealth). India ruling Britain and next time should be Sri Lanka's turn to provide a UK PM.After that maybe Eygpt or some other african country and so on..

[sirjohnpiraan]

As a Malaysian Muslim I am Happy to see the UK fully embracing what it preaches ❤ Happy Diwali 🪔