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Rishi Sunak Apologises for Early Departure from D-Day Commemorations

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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologized for leaving the D-Day anniversary commemorations early, missing the main ceremony at Omaha Beach where French President Emmanuel Macron, US President Joe Biden, and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky were in attendance. According to Sunak, it was a "mistake not to stay in France longer" and he apologizes for his decision. However, some sources suggest that Sunak left the commemorations early to give a domestic television interview. Sunak's decision has been met with criticism from political opponents who accuse him of "a total dereliction of duty" by skipping a major international ceremony with world leaders. Lord West of Spithead, a retired admiral and former security adviser to Labour, described Sunak's actions as "stupid" and an "own goal".

  1. Jess Phillips
    Labour Party
    1. He shouldn't have been concerned with how it looked, he should have just known that it would be an actual insult to actual people who on this day matter more than him.
  2. GB
    Rishi Sunak
    Conservative Party
    1. I made a choice yesterday about what I would do as leader of the Labour Party and as a candidate to be prime minister and I knew I should be there. This was not a discussion. It was my duty to be there, it was my privilege to be there.
    2. So there is a clear choice about backing our armed forces. And it's also me as prime minister that's made sure we have the first ever dedicated veterans minister in cabinet with a dedicated Office of Veterans' Affairs.
    3. On reflection, it was a mistake not to stay in France longer -- and I apologize.
  3. GB
    Keir Starmer
    Labour Party
    1. Rishi Sunak must personally ensure this money is donated instead to a veterans' charity as an apology for his absence yesterday. It's the least that our veterans and service personnel deserve.
  4. GB
    Ed Davey
    Liberal Democractic Party
    1. One of the greatest privileges of the office of Prime Minister is to be there to honour those who served, yet Rishi Sunak abandoned them on the beaches of Normandy.
  5. Hamish De Bretton-Gordon
    1. It's a great disappointment. What could be more important than respecting the people who gave their lives for this country?

D-Day Commemorations

  1. Europe Commemorates 80th Anniversary of WWII End
  2. UK Celebrates 80th Anniversary of WWII's End
  3. US Couple Celebrates Love at 100 and 96 Amidst D-Day Anniversary Celebrations in Normandy

sources

  1. 1.France 24
  2. 2.The Times of India
  3. 3.The Japan Times
  4. 4.The Guardian
  5. 5.Al Jazeera
  6. 6.CNA News
  7. 7.ABC News (Australia)
  8. 8.Le Monde
  9. 9.CTV News
  10. 10.The Times
  11. 11.BBC
  12. 12.Daily Mirror

perspectives

  1. 1.US Foreign Policy
  2. 2.Russia-Ukraine War
  3. 3.British Foreign Policy
  4. 4.French Foreign Policy
  5. 5.France under Emmanuel Macron
  6. 6.World War II

countries

  1. 1.GermanyDE
  2. 2.FranceFR
  3. 3.United KingdomGB
  4. 4.UkraineUA
  5. 5.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Conservative Party
  2. 2.Labour Party
  3. 3.Reform UK
  4. 4.House of Commons
  5. 5.Liberal Democractic Party
  6. 6.10 Downing StreetGB
  7. 7.British Armed Forces
  8. 8.British Conservative Party
  9. 9.Election Commission
  10. 10.More in Common
  11. 11.Social Justice CenterGE
  12. 12.Special Air Service Regiment

persons

  1. 1.Rishi SunakGB
  2. 2.Emmanuel MacronFR
  3. 3.Joe BidenUS
  4. 4.David Cameron
  5. 5.Keir StarmerGB
  6. 6.Volodymyr ZelenskiyUA
  7. 7.Ed DaveyGB
  8. 8.Olaf ScholzDE
  9. 9.King Charles IIIGB
  10. 10.Nigel FarageGB
  11. 11.Craig Oliver
  12. 12.Ian Acheson

technicals

  1. 1.Omaha Beach
  2. 2.World War II
  3. 3.D-Day
  4. 4.Nazism
  5. 5.Brexit
  6. 6.English Channel
  7. 7.Operation Overlord