Rishi Sunak apologises for leaving D-day events early

Rishi Sunak has apologised for leaving D-day anniversary events early to take part in a TV interview, admitting it was a 'mistake' not to stay in France longer.

The prime minister had been heavily criticised for allowing the foreign secretary, David Cameron, to take his place in the late afternoon ceremony at Omaha beach on Thursday, while he left Normandy to do a prerecorded ITV segment to be broadcast next week

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[Budanevey]

To Sunak the UK is just an address, nothing more...

[TheHookahSmokingCaterpillar]

Sunak couldn't even manage one day of National Service, and yet wants to re-introduce it. 🙄😞

[zimmerman]

Apologising via an autocue. This man can't even find his own words to say sorry.

[placebo]

His wife had *non-dom status* so she pays *zero* UK 🇬🇧 tax. They have *pretended* to abolish it but deliberately left *loopholes* to exploit!

[Alex-cwrz]

I think anyone would be honoured to be invited to such a momentous and important occasion and for him to just leave is unbelievably disrespectful.

[patriciaoreilly]

No more words to be said Resign. Enough is Enough of betrayal.

[x_]

Somehow I always have the feeling that he is more a Wall Street greedy than a British. His behaviour and decisions are....I have no words for that

[aidenwinter]

He only apologised because he knew if he didn't he'd lose even more of the 65+ y.o. national service supporters

[csam]

The issue is you can’t honour D Day without celebrating the allies forces as well

[gio-ozgf]

The interview isn't due to be broadcast for a week and Sunak chose the time slot to record it. He simply has no respect and knows nothing whatsoever about British values. How could he?

[Deathwish]

Richest prime minister got into being prime minister without a vote? Definitely not corruption uhuh

[Greenpoloboy]

Yes we have destroyed this country over the past 14 years but we are sorry. Remember to vote for us!

[silverfox]

Sunak’s apology sounds like a robot spewing out a flawed subroutine!

[thl]

Everything this man does is calculated for political advantage. So no one in his teams of advisors and focus groups told him that D-Day is important to British people? 😮

[effinhellfire]

Apology Not Accepted. Is your plane ticket to the USA booked yet ???

[brightonmischief]

Tell us you lost the election without saying you lost the election.

[blaircorral]

The Tory’s level of support for veterans is deplorable, 🤬

[peterdefreitas]

Out, Out, Out, didn’t Vote you in but we can Vote you Out, Out.🎯😡🇬🇧

[Blacksmith]

Insincere, despicable and disrespectful.

[XxBloggs]

The Member for Delhi needs to go back to his constituency.