Rishi Sunak strolls along sun-soaked California pier with his family in holiday photos

Rishi Sunak has been pictured connected his summertime vacation arsenic his family bask a "really special" travel to California.

The premier minister, his woman Akshata Murty, and 2 young daughters Krishna and Anoushka beamed while connected The engaged Santa Monica Pier wherever they played funfair games.

The family will besides caput to Disneyland during their first "proper" family summertime vacation in a fewer years, according to Mr Sunak.

He said his daughters were "very excited" astir going to The taxable parkland earlier joking they fearfulness they will walk excessively overmuch clip astatine The Star Wars acquisition because he is simply a fan.

Wearing casual clothing, Mr Sunak said California is simply a meaningful spot for The family arsenic it is wherever he met his wife, and wherever he spent clip whilst studying astatine Stanford University.

In his absence, Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden is taking complete responsibilities, pinch Mr Sunak receiving regular updates from his backstage office.

Prime ministerial vacation photograph shoots are a agelong tradition, pinch caller examples including David Cameron being pictured astatine a Portuguese food market, and Theresa May hiking in Switzerland.

It comes aft five Greenpeace activists were arrested aft climbing onto The tile of The Sunak family manor location in North Yorkshire pinch a motion that publication "no caller oil".

The ambiance activistic group were protesting The prime minister's "backing for a awesome description of North Sea lipid and state drilling" - where it will assistance 100 caller licences disconnected The seashore of Scotland.