Rishi Sunak is under fresh pressure over his early D-Day exit after he was filmed saying the events he did attend ran over time. The Prime Minister issued a public apology after skipping the main international event in Normandy in order to record a TV interview. Footage of him arriving at the ITV interview showed him apologising for keeping journalist Paul Brand waiting, saying that the commemorations he did attend βjust ran overβ. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Mark Harper defends Rishi Sunak for missing events during D-Day commemorations in Normandy, insisting the prime minister was at "all of the events in Normandy that were with British veterans". The transport secretary does admit that it was "clearly a mistake" to leave early before the main international event. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Visitors watch as dozens of British soldiers from the 47th Royal Marine Commando disembark on Gold beach to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings.
The King and Queen met with veterans at a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II "D-Day" landings in Normandy.
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A military piper has played a lament at sea at the exact moment of the beach invasion in 1944 to mark commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on..