Rishi Sunak sparks fury as he snubs D-Day 80th memorial for ITV interview

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Labour opponents have urged him to 'tell the truth' about whether he deliberately swerved the poignant commemorations in order to 'prove he's not a liar'

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has sparked outrage among members of the armed forces and voters after he appeared to snub veterans by missing a D-Day commemoration ceremony in favour of a pre-recorded TV interview.

It later emerged that Mr Sunak had given a broadcast interview on the same day, a clip of which was shared by broadcaster Paul Brand. Mr Brand told ITV News at Ten: "Today was the slot we were offered … we don’t know why." Mr Sunak had claimed that “independent Treasury officials” have costed Labour’s policies “and they amount to a £2,000 tax rise for everyone”. But the Treasury’s permanent secretary James Bowler said ministers had been told not to suggest civil servants produced the figure.

 

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