Sunak leaving D Day ceremony for a TV Interview

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Not a good look, was it?

Just a thought. Could Cameron become party leader ?

He'd need to get rid of his Lord title and become an MP.

Not inconsiderable hurdles.

Before or after the election? Before would only make them look more foolish. After I think the first thing will be a drawn out awful fight between the rightwingers in the party, each of them trying to out-right the others.

Its what i have been saying - where were the so-called, advisors??

What about Mr Cameron - he is a longstanding politician and one who was PM - why did he not say anything as of all people he would have been aware re potential implications

The bottom line, I blam Sunak

Cameron has really stuck Sunak with that statement. Mind you, Sunak confirmed that he intended to leave early weeks ago, and then compounded his error by saying this departure should not be politicised even though it had been planned for a political purpose.

Then Cameron rephrases all of that using Sunak’s own justification and makes him look even worse, with him standing in patriotically for the PM brought to you by international finance.

If Mr Sunak cared about the military and respected them, he would not have appointed Grant Shapps as defence secretary.

Also, has no one noticed just how lonely the current PM is? No colleagues in support when he campaigns, and it would seem not even when he is not.

Another day and another error of judgement and PR disaster for the PM.

This man was never fit to be PM and is just a petulant, entitled, out of touch, useless individual.

Same as Johnson was.

What made Sunak think his presence at the International D-day commemoration was optional?

Exactly. Most politicos might also have the thought that if you want to win the election, looking statesman like on the 10 o clock news wouldn't be such a bad thing.

Sunak. No political nous and not a decent human.

Having the election in July so that your children can start their new school come September says it all.

Yep. It's his 'bacon sandwich/ bigoted woman' moment.
Not only WWII but the 80th anniversary of DDay. Not even then the 79th!

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/06/07/tory-adviser-ian-acheson-quits-over-d-day-row/

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/06/07/rishi-sunak-dday-row-how-could-anyone-vote-tory/

Like most of them.

If the Tory Party cared about the military they wouldn't have appointed Gavin Williamson as defence secretary.

Unbelievable when you think about it!

Ouch! YOu dont want that headline in the Torygraph! I wonder if they are now just resigned to losing?

Yep. Labour have had everyone out. Conservatives have sent out junior ministers who are not across their brief and sent Sunak out on his own a lot.

Who thought they cared about the military ? I certainly didn't.

Can anyone supply any proof ? No, thought not.

Terrible decision. He's the one who called the election, the date for the commemoration was already set. Funny that MN is so full of people championing private school education when these Tories are clearly so thick and out of touch!

I think this is what will happen. When they lost to Labour last time, they did the same thing, and cycled through leaders. This time it'll be worse because the Brexiteers/hard Right have had a taste of power.

Not just the Tories

Starmer - yes??
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12604079/Sir-Keir-success-education-free-private-school.html

Fuck me, how many more times. It was a state school that went private. Hardly in the same league.

You have to have been under a bridge or on another planet, or in a country like Russia to realise that there is a huge difference between the two. Why do posters keep repeating this utter bilge?

blimey, that headline! In the Torygraph. Ouch indeed.

Yep, that must hurt.

The Tories gave the Telegraph the Brexit the Telegraph so desperately wanted and this is how they get repaid.

Ungrateful tycoons. Really ! Have they no honour ?

As predicted, every single other leader ( even the SNP) had made hay out of this. Who would not have seen this happening? When you have Keir Starmer saying ' there's nowhere else I'd rather be' it's looking like someone knows he's not only checked out and booked his ticket to California but that he would not have had the nous to turn round and say ' no this looks bad'.