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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

Gaffe at brewery marks the end of Rishi Sunak’s first day of campaigning

The prime minister watches beer being bottled at the Vale of Glamorgan Brewery in Barry, south Wales
The prime minister watches beer being bottled at the Vale of Glamorgan Brewery in Barry, south Wales, on Thursday. He seemed unaware that Wales hadn’t qualified for the Euros. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Far from the bedraggled figure who announced an election outside No 10, Rishi Sunak positively bounced into a biscuit factory for his first stump speech of the election campaign.

He had given a tetchy performance on the broadcast round on Thursday morning, bristling at those challenging his economic record and failure to carry out his Rwanda plan.

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