
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 IndependentSign 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 TV interview It also echoes claims made by some that despite his undoubted skills in handling economic matters, the Prime Minister has a “tin ear” with regard to other key aspects of leadership. Mr Brand told ITV News at Ten: “Today was the slot we were offered … we don’t know why.” Shadow paymaster general Jonathan Ashworth said: “The Prime Minister skipping off early from D-Day commemorations to record a television interview where he once again lied through his teeth is both an embarrassment and a total dereliction of duty. open image in gallery Mr Sunak speaking with President Emmanuel Macron before leaving Tory minister David Johnston said: “The PM was at the service in Portsmouth on Wednesday and he was in Normandy yesterday. The Office for Statistics Regulation said: “Without reading the full Conservative Party costing document, someone hearing the claim would have no way of knowing that this is an estimate summed together over four years.” Campaigning for the General Election will kick off again in full on Friday, with the Prime Minister out in the south west promoting the latest Tory pledge to raise the high-income child benefit tax charge threshold to £120,000.
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