Rishi Sunak this morning apologised for leaving D-Day occasions early to participate in a TV interview.
The Prime Minister has confronted fury after it emerged he travelled again from Normandy to proceed his basic election marketing campaign in entrance of ITV cameras.
He had appeared in Normandy earlier on Thursday to pay tribute to veterans.
However Mr Sunak returned to Britain earlier than the ceremony to mark the eightieth anniversary of the Allied invasion of France was over.
This noticed International Secretary David Cameron pictured alongside US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
In a social media submit this morning, Mr Sunak admitted ‘it was a mistake to not keep in France longer – and I apologise’.
He wrote: ‘The eightieth anniversary of D-Day has been a profound second to honour the courageous women and men who put their lives on the road to guard our values, our freedom and our democracy.
‘This anniversary must be about those that made the last word sacrifice for our nation.
‘The very last thing I need is for the commemorations to be overshadowed by politics. I care deeply about veterans and have been honoured to characterize the UK at quite a few occasions in Portsmouth and France over the previous two days and to satisfy those that fought so bravely.
‘After the conclusion of the British occasion in Normandy, I returned again to the UK. On reflection, it was a mistake to not keep in France longer – and I apologise.’
