Sunak to take a day at home after hapless election campaign start

Rishi Sunak’s first days of campaigning have been plagued by missteps and resignation announcements. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AP

Rishi Sunak will retreat from the campaign trail on Saturday, spending the day at home in his constituency and in London after a difficult first few days of the general election campaign.

Three sources have said the prime minister is taking the unusual step of a day away from public events on the first Saturday of the campaign and instead will spend it in discussion with his closest advisers.