Sunak ‘let country down’ by skipping D-Day event, says Normandy veteran
Rishi Sunak apologised for leaving 80th anniversary events in France before the main international ceremony with fellow world leaders.
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It comes after the prime minister left D-Day events to record a face-saving interview with ITV.
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"For a PM to apologise for such an embarrassing gaff, during an election campaign, is political suicide", Kevin Schofield said.
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The PM said that ‘on reflection’ he should have stayed in France for the international event to mark the 80th anniversary of the allied landings.
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“I think it’s political malpractice of the highest order", Tim Montgomerie, the founder of the grassroots Conservative Home website said.
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