Sunak’s D-Day blunder shows he has a tin ear for politics
7 months, 1 week ago

Sunak’s D-Day blunder shows he has a tin ear for politics

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In politics, there is what they call “bad optics”… and then there’s disrespecting war heroes. Rishi Sunak didn’t intend to do so – he’s not a monster – but leaving the D-Day commemorations early, to return to election campaigning was, as he himself now acknowledges, “a mistake”. It’s an odd failing in a politician, and an especially damaging one in somebody who actually hasn’t proved quite as successful in purely technocratic terms as first appeared.

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Rishi Sunak lobbied for bigger role at D-Day 80th anniversary event that ended in him making a humiliating apology for leaving early
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Rishi Sunak lobbied for bigger role at D-Day 80th anniversary event that ended in him making a humiliating apology for leaving early

Daily Mail  

Rishi Sunak had lobbied for a bigger role at the D-Day 80th anniversary commemorations that he ended up leaving early, it has emerged. Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty meeting British D-Day veterans in Normandy earlier in the day of June 6 Mr Sunak left the event early so he could return home for an ITV interview Mr Sunak …

Penny Mordaunt was told not to apologise for Rishi Sunak’s general election D-Day gaffe
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Penny Mordaunt was told not to apologise for Rishi Sunak’s general election D-Day gaffe

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Speaking to Sky News’ Electoral Dysfunction podcast, Ms Mordaunt said she told Downing Street: “If …

Rishi Sunak’s greatest mistake? He overpromised and underdelivered
6 months, 1 week ago

Rishi Sunak’s greatest mistake? He overpromised and underdelivered

The Independent  

After such an emphatic – if not downright rude – rejection by the electorate, it takes more than a little imagination to recall the day that Rishi Sunak became prime minister. That some of the HS2 money – none was actually “saved” – went instead to filling potholes in Leighton Buzzard, among other distinctly southern locations, was also grimly symbolic. …

Rishi Sunak says he is proud of disastrous election campaign - and claims he will win
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rishi Sunak says he is proud of disastrous election campaign - and claims he will win

The Independent  

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Sunak looked like a man who was running the country - until he wobbled
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Sunak looked like a man who was running the country - until he wobbled

The Telegraph  

Had this been a presidential election, Rishi Sunak would have come away from the Question Time debate feeling he had a good chance of winning. Where the audience made it clear to Sir Keir Starmer that they did not trust him, with Mr Sunak it was his party and his predecessors that they disliked, rather than him. Mr Sunak seemed …

Rishi Sunak blamed D-Day ‘overrun’ after turning up late to ITV interview he skipped commemorations for
7 months ago

Rishi Sunak blamed D-Day ‘overrun’ after turning up late to ITV interview he skipped commemorations for

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologised to the presenter for turning up …

Rishi Sunak Apologizes For Skipping A D-Day Ceremony To Return To Campaign Trail
7 months, 1 week ago

Rishi Sunak Apologizes For Skipping A D-Day Ceremony To Return To Campaign Trail

Huff Post  

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attends a commemorative ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II D-Day" Allied landings in Normandy, at the World War II British Normandy Memorial of Ver-sur-Mer, Thursday, June 6, 2024. via Associated Press LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologized Friday for leaving D-Day commemorations in France early to return to the …

My father was a Normandy veteran, Sunak’s D-Day behaviour was an insult to those like him
7 months, 1 week ago

My father was a Normandy veteran, Sunak’s D-Day behaviour was an insult to those like him

The Independent  

You do not have to be British to be insulted by Rishi Sunak’s failure to fully participate in international events honouring veterans on the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landing. Dr Mark Scheinbaum Boca Raton, Florida National disservice Sunak wants my grandson to do national service to “foster a culture of service”, but cut his own duties short when he …

Rishi Sunak apologizes for skipping a D-Day ceremony to return to the election campaign trail
7 months, 1 week ago

Rishi Sunak apologizes for skipping a D-Day ceremony to return to the election campaign trail

The Hindu  

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologized Friday for leaving D-Day commemorations in France early to return to the election campaign trail — a decision slammed as disgraceful by his political rivals. Mr. Sunak was not alongside leaders including U.S. President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the major memorial event …

Rishi Sunak draws Alan Partridge comparisons as internet mocks PM for skipping D-Day event
7 months, 1 week ago

Rishi Sunak draws Alan Partridge comparisons as internet mocks PM for skipping D-Day event

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rishi Sunak is facing backlash after he admitted to skipping out …

Rishi Sunak D-day interview row: PM accused of ‘dereliction of duty’ for skipping event for ITV interview not due to air for a week
7 months, 1 week ago

Rishi Sunak D-day interview row: PM accused of ‘dereliction of duty’ for skipping event for ITV interview not due to air for a week

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Rishi Sunak left 80th anniversary D-day commemorations to record to a …

Rishi Sunak apologizes for skipping a D-Day ceremony to return to the election campaign trail
7 months, 1 week ago

Rishi Sunak apologizes for skipping a D-Day ceremony to return to the election campaign trail

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologized Friday for leaving D-Day commemorations in France early to return to the election campaign trail — a decision slammed as disgraceful by his political rivals. Nigel Farage, leader of the populist Reform U.K. party, labelled him as an “unpatriotic prime minister” while Penny Mordaunt, a Cabinet minister in Sunak’s government said the …

UK’s Sunak apologises for leaving D-Day event early for TV interview
7 months, 1 week ago

UK’s Sunak apologises for leaving D-Day event early for TV interview

Al Jazeera  

After widespread criticism, prime minister says decision to skip ceremony in France was a ‘mistake’. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has apologised for leaving international D-Day commemorations in France early so he could do a television interview as part of his campaign for the United Kingdom’s election next month. The last thing… — Rishi Sunak June 7, 2024 World leaders …

‘Drown & out’: How the papers covered Rishi Sunak’s general election announcement
7 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Drown & out’: How the papers covered Rishi Sunak’s general election announcement

The Independent  

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Rishi Sunak sounded empathetic, sincere and even competent – what a contrast to Boris Johnson
4 years, 3 months ago

Rishi Sunak sounded empathetic, sincere and even competent – what a contrast to Boris Johnson

The Independent  

No doubt the chancellor of the exchequer is a conscientious patriotic figure who is focused on the threat to the long term vigour of the national economy, as well as the immediate threat to public health. However, Mr Sunak left little room for Ms Dodds to make much political capital out of his announcements. While Mr Johnson makes a great …

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