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Rishi Sunak has been called out for making an early exit from an 80th D-Day anniversary event in Normandy on Thursday, so he could take part in a TV interview.
In an apology on social media he said “After the conclusion of the British event in Normandy, I returned back to the UK. On reflection, it was a mistake not to stay in France longer – and I apologise.”
It’s only added to the pain for Rishi Sunak, as the row continues to grow over his claim that households would be hit with a £2,000 tax rise if Labour is elected.
In response, the Office for Statistics Regulation has issued a statement urging all party leaders to use statistics responsibly in the General Election.
The OSR said that “without reading the full Conservative Party costing document, someone hearing the claim would have no way of knowing that this is an estimate summed together over four years.”
The Tories’ allegation has been criticised by independent fact checkers and the Treasury’s top civil servant has distanced the Civil Service from the tax dossier, which suggested an overall Labour tax hit of £38 billion to fill a fiscal blackhole.
Labour says many of its policies won’t cost anywhere near as much as the Conservatives suggested in their dossier.
From our politics team, Nicholas Cecil and Jitendra Joshi discuss the fallout from Rishi Sunak’s D-Day apology, and two other Tory own-goals this week.
Plus, in part two of this episode, Izzy Van Dyke gives us the lowdown on Stormzy’s new nostalgia bar in Soho after going to its launch party.
Izzy said the venue is bringing back old-school 00s house party vibes, and she believes it will appeal to a lot of Londoners.
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