Rishi Sunak left the D-Day commemorations early to do an interview with ITV – 23 funniest condemnations

13.

“would you mind doing the D-Day commemorations for me? I’ve got an interview with ITV” pic.twitter.com/4N8r383RiB

— dave ❄️ (@mrdavemacleod) June 6, 2024

14.

“Nice to hear about your little kerfuffle, but I’ve got an important ITV interview to lie in.” pic.twitter.com/jWnFQbVKvY

— BladeoftheSun (@BladeoftheS) June 6, 2024

15.

National Service Sunak style. You can go home in the first afternoon if you have something else you’d rather do.

— John O’Farrell (@mrjohnofarrell) June 6, 2024

16.

“Would it be terribly rude to stop listening to you and go and do an interview with Paul Brand from ITV?” pic.twitter.com/R0PI4Ew6Cw

— MrPaulRobinson (@MrPaulRobinson) June 7, 2024

17.

“During the 80th anniversary of D-Day commemorations I was bending down to lay a wreath, when a passing helicopter taking part in an airlift demonstration unexpectedly picked me up by my belt, this turned out to be the ITV traffic helicopter and took me back to their studio.” pic.twitter.com/LLgjAk2B8e

— Colin the Dachshund (@DachshundColin) June 7, 2024

18.

It’s obviously Sunak’s fault. But fuck me, who is advising him. Was there really no-one there to say it’s a bad look.

— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) June 6, 2024

19.

The D Day departure will stick to Sunak forever. It makes Foot’s donkey jacket look like an amuse bouche.

— Dr. Bendor Grosvenor (@arthistorynews) June 6, 2024

20.

Rishi was one of the first men off the beach on D-Day pic.twitter.com/ZcPLJTeoj2

— HENRY MORRIS (@mrhenrymorris) June 7, 2024

21.

“Can you give me a lift to ITV?” pic.twitter.com/DYdvHfSKT0

— Ben Kentish (@BenKentish) June 6, 2024

22.

If you ever have impostor syndrome remember the Tory PM, 20 points behind in the polls during an election he called and running on bring back national service, thought it was ok to skip the D Day commemorations to record a tetchy interview that wouldn’t air for 6 days.

— Godspeed You Black Tamperer (ft Maya) (@twlldun) June 7, 2024

23.

Sunak has the political judgement of a rotting fish carcass discovered at the bottom of a public bin. https://t.co/ymjAK3L1lo

— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) June 6, 2024

24.

I think it’s very clear by now that this election is less about who forms a government… and more about whether the Conservative Party can survive as a viable national force. https://t.co/w2TGGEDRj0

— Glen O’Hara (@gsoh31) June 6, 2024

25.

This is the statesmanlike pic any politician in an election would beg to be included in.

It’s 50/50 for me at this point if Sunak is simply a terrible politician or he’s actively sabotaging the Tory campaign a la The Producers. https://t.co/iK8hvu0S0v

— Tom Jamieson (@jamiesont) June 6, 2024

26.

“…anyway, I must dash.” https://t.co/GprsUQar0w

— John O’Farrell (@mrjohnofarrell) June 6, 2024

27.

“While running for Prime Minister on a platform of national security I had to publicly apologise for disrepecting D-day veterans.” pic.twitter.com/LNhCkYrpoW

— Sam Freedman (@Samfr) June 7, 2024

To conclude ..

People obviously talking about political ramifications of Sunak and D-Day. But this is broader. The Prime Minister genuinely has disrespected Britain’s fallen and veterans. That’s not a campaign talking point. Outside of an election this would potentially be a resignation matter.

— (((Dan Hodges))) (@DPJHodges) June 7, 2024

And this.

This might be the single stupidest political decision in living memory. What’s supposed to be the upside here? What’s the good thing that was supposed to happen for the Tories here? https://t.co/NeCfyerafc

— James Ball (@jamesrbuk) June 6, 2024

And this.

He left the D Day service alongside the leaders of France and America to do this shit. He’s such a tiny little man and he makes us look miniscule too. https://t.co/m8HiAAKgQU

— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) June 6, 2024

And finally …

So Sunak left the Normandy D-Day landings commemoration to fly home to lie about lying.

The rest is silence.

— Chris Bryant (@RhonddaBryant) June 6, 2024