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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Tom Ambrose

‘Bigoted woman’ and fridge-hiding: a history of election gaffes after Sunak’s D-day disaster

Gordon Brown surrounded by press puts his hand on Gillian Duffy's shoulder who looks outraged
Gordon Brown speaks to voter Gillian Duffy during a campaign stop in Rochdale in north-west England in April 2010. Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters

When Rishi Sunak missed a key D-day event in favour of an ITV interview, it is unlikely he had considered what a political storm it would prompt.

But the prime minister is far from the first party leader to make ill-advised decisions in the heat of the campaign. In fact, Sunak’s early departure is just one of a long list of political gaffes made during a general election campaign.

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