The paper calls it "the biggest mis-step yet of an already faltering election campaign". The Guardian reports Tory officials as saying internal WhatsApp groups were full of horrified responses to Mr Sunak leaving Normandy and recording a TV interview. He goes on to accuse Mr Sunak of "handing a gift" to the Reform UK Party of Nigel Farage. The Daily Mirror strikes a similar tone, saying Mr Sunak's election campaign is "in tatters", external. It discusses Mr Sunak's D-Day gaffe further down the article - describing the Conservative campaign as having been "plunged into chaos".

Source: The Times June 08, 2024 18:17 UTC