Sunak leaving D Day ceremony for a TV Interview

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Not a good look, was it?

Thought “Stupid Boy” was pretty good, too.

It's not surprising that the Queen is sneering, given that her husband came against medical advice and despite being in pain, and managed to stay all day.

I think "sneer" is the wrong word - it suggests patronising and condescending.

I just see a very very very cross lady - as others have pointed out, with very very very good reasons.

Total republican here, but I tip my hat for Camilla for allowing herself to be captured expressing the mood of the country. What the fuck is the point of privilege if you can't use it from time to time.

It looks like anger and disgust to me. I don't blame her. His behaviour is the antithesis of everything the Royals stand for.

To me sneer means disdain - and it’s written all over her face.

There may be ever more dagger looks from the RF after D-Day's mess up...

As I said, I'm a Republican, but not a monster.

Total respect for the King (not mine).

It's all about Rishi isn't it? He couldn't wait a day to do an interview.

Great Matt cartoon in the Torygraph -

'If Rishi Sunak says I have to do national service I'll say I have an important TV interview to do'

It's very strange. Not the kind of thing you do when you want to be elected.

Do we know that he wants to be elected?

One of the silloest things he vould possibly do.
And nothing to do with advisors. Surely he can decide on his own if D-Day is important enough for him.....

I made a mistake doesn't cut it. You didn't make a mistake, you made a choice. A choice to put your personal gain ahead of people who had fought to give us (and you) the freedoms we enjoy today.

You chose to turn your back on duty to the country and the electorate to steal a selfish march on the other parties.

You tiny, measley little man.

I'm loving the details of the deprivations he suffered as a child. He didn't have Sky TV. I mean he was about 9 or 10 when it started and didn't it have a pretty slow take up at first?

He also apologised for being late to the interview

"Sorry to have kept you.. D-Day just ran over.. It was incredible but it just ran over everything"

Shapps is defending him on Sky Tv by saying "The part he didn't attend had no British veterans at all:

The disrespect to the veterans is appalling. Really unacceptable to say well I’m not there because they aren’t British. Does that mean he wouldn’t honour the veterans from his ancestral country? Did he mind that the event was actually in France and not on British soil? Did he realise that the war effort was a collective battle against the enemy? Truly shocking and shows how far right nationalistic the Tory government has become when it can’t honour non British veterans. It’s sickening.

Just those who came to our aid and fought beside us. This excuse is disgusting and shames us as a nation.

Was it Shapps or one of his fake identities?

That's just digging further, although it is at least much closer to the truth that I guess Sunak would have been much happier celebrating with the Red Army over the fall of Berlin. It's what the Tory paymasters remember.

This is also a valid point.

It does appear that something has rotted people's critical thinking capacity.

Perhaps not Sky TV, though since we now have evidence that those who cannot identify using their critical thinking skills when they are at a party didn't have Sky TV as a child.

earliest satellite dishes I can remember being fitted were so blokes could watch europorn from outside Britain. Quite a few lads were making a killing. That and dodgy sports channels.

Most politicians (of all parties) only go to these type of events because they have to be seen to be doing the right thing. I’m guessing none - or very few - of us on mumsnet went to the d-day ceremony, so it’s very hypocritical to criticise somebody who does attend but leaves a bit early.