Britain's Rishi Sunak apologizes for leaving D-Day event early to return to campaigning
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suffered a fresh setback in his struggling election campaign on Friday when he apologized for leaving D-Day commemorations early in order to give an interview attacking the main opposition party.
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![98-year-old D-Day veteran Alec Penstone (C), stands with Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (L) and his wife Akshata Murty, following the UK Ministry of Defence and the Royal British Legion's commemorative ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II An elderly man in a military uniform stands with a younger man in a suit and tie on his right, and a woman in formal wear - dress and hat - to his left.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7227768.1717757268!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/2155645727.jpg)
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suffered a fresh setback in his struggling election campaign on Friday when he apologized for leaving D-Day commemorations early in order to give an interview attacking the main opposition party.