Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been in Cornwall today.

He and his wife Akshata Murty met parents and their children at the St Austell Family Hub.

He talk to people who had attended a parenting skills course at the hub.

The St Austell Family Hub is one of six in Cornwall offering support and community health services to families with children.

The prime minister also visited visited Truro College today to help mark National Apprenticeship Week and to see first-hand the future of apprenticeships and science, technology and engineering delivery in Cornwall.

The PM was accompanied by Truro and Falmouth MP Cherilyn Mackrory and Truro and Penwith College Principal Martin Tucker on a tour of the College’s South West Institute of Technology building.

During the visit, the PM spoke with full-time students and apprentices in the college’s state-of-the-art engineering, aerospace, and electric vehicle workshops. He praised the college’s focus on delivering “fantastic opportunities” for students to work in the industries of the future.

William and Kate - the new Duke and Duchess of Cornwall - were also in the county today. They made a visit to Falmouth.

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Engineering students with Rishi Sunak and Martin Tucker
Engineering students with Rishi Sunak and Martin Tucker (Andrew Parsons CCHQ / Parsons Me)
The PM and party talk engines with a motor vehicle student in Truro
The PM and party talk engines with a motor vehicle student in Truro (Andrew Parsons CCHQ / Parsons Me)
09/02/2023. St Austell, United Kingdom. The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty visit a Family Hub in Cornwall where they met with staff, parents and children along with Andrea Leadsom MP. St Austell Family Hub. Picture by Simon Walker / No 10 Downing Street
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at St Austell Family Hub (Simon Walker / No10 Downing Street)
09/02/2023. St Austell, United Kingdom. The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty visit a Family Hub in Cornwall where they met with staff, parents and children along with Andrea Leadsom MP. St Austell Family Hub. Picture by Simon Walker / No 10 Downing Street
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty visit a Family Hub in Cornwall (Simon Walker / No10 Downing Street)

09/02/2023. St Austell, United Kingdom. The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty visit a Family Hub in Cornwall where they met with staff, parents and children along with Andrea Leadsom MP. St Austell Family Hub. Picture by Simon Walker / No 10 Downing Street
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty visit a Family Hub in Cornwall (Simon Walker / No10 Downing Street)