The Prime Minister is attempting to draw a line following the roaring criticism that he left the D-Day commemorations early and have vowed he will continue โuntil the last day of his campaign.”
Rishi Sunak has faced fierce criticism from the Labour leader and MPs within the Tory Party over his early departure from Normandy which has dogged him over the weekend.
The Prime Minister has tried to dodge questions and has kept his head down over the weekend, PA news agency reported.
Sunak insisted that he will not stop โfighting for the futureโ the UK after he was asked about rumours he could quit.
PA news agency reported that the Prime Minister told reporters, โPeople are gonna say what theyโre gonna say.
โI am very confident in the actions that weโre putting forward for the British people.
โIโm confident they will deliver a more secure future for people. There are lots of people who want to write me off, write this off, say this campaign or the election is a foregone conclusion.
โTheyโve been saying that, by the way, ever since Iโve got this job, right? Not since this election campaign.โ
Sunak added, โThe reality is Iโm not going to stop going, Iโm not going to stop fighting for peopleโs votes, Iโm not going to stop fighting for the future of our country.โ
He told reporters that he โabsolutely didnโt mean to cause anyone any hurt or upsetโ by leaving Normandy earlier than expected.
Sunak said, โI just hope people can find it in their hearts to forgive me and look at my actions that I have taken as Prime Minister both to support our armed forces with an increase in defence spending but also have a minister focussed on veterans affairs around the Cabinet table, making sure this is the best country in the world to be a veteran.โ
Chris Philp, a Home Office policing minister said he was โsurprised and disappointedโ over Sunakโs decision to leave the 80th D-Day commemorations.
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