D-Day commemoration
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Rishi Sunak, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, apologized on Friday for leaving the D-Day commemorations in Normandy early.
"I returned to the United Kingdom after the conclusion of the British event in Normandy," said the 44-year-old, who apologized for this "mistake".
Opposition politicians sharply criticized Sunak. "One of the greatest privileges of the office of Prime Minister is to honor those who have served, but Rishi Sunak has left them on the beaches of Normandy," Ed Davey of the Liberal Democrats accused him. "This is an absolute dereliction of duty and shows why this Conservative government must go." Britain elects a new parliament on July 4.
Political commentators noted that Sunak's decision had left the field to his opponent Keir Starmer, who took part in the international memorial service and whose Labour Party has been ahead in the polls for some time.
Sunak wrote in his apology that the commemoration of D-Day was an important moment to pay tribute to the brave men and women who risked their lives to defend freedom and democracy. "The last thing I want is for the commemorations to be overshadowed by politics," he said in his speech.
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