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British PM Rishi Sunak apologises for leaving D-Day ceremony early

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife, Akshata Murty attend the UK Ministry of Defence and the Royal British Legion’s commemorative ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II "D-Day" Allied landings in Normandy, on June 6, 2024. © Ludovic Marin, AFP

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologized Friday for leaving D-Day commemorations in France early to return to the election campaign trail — a decision slammed as disgraceful by his political rivals. 

Sunak, who is fighting to keep his job in Britain’s July 4 election, said that, “on reflection” the decision was a mistake.

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