Rishi Sunak apologies for snubbing D-Day ceremony to do TV general election interview

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack has claimed he won more than £2000 betting on a General Election to take place in July.

We're set for another busy day in the general election campaign here in Scotland with less than two weeks to go until polling day.

Nigel Farage has not been invited to join the BBC's two-hour long Question Time leaders' special, it has been revealed.The Reform UK leader is not part of the guest list for the show, which will feature PM Rishi Sunak, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, Liberal Democrat Ed Davey and John Swinney from the SNP.The move comes after Farage warned he would "fight" BBC bosses if they excluded him from the high-profile televised debate and pointed to his strong polling numbers. Speaking at a press conference last week Farage said: "As we are now ahead of the Conservatives in the polls, I demand that Reform UK is a part of this debate.

LBC listeners were left reeling as 'tetchy' Rishi Sunak lost his cool when questioned on his dire election campaign.

It is just over two weeks until the general election takes places on Thursday, July 4. The main political parties have now released their manifestos which lay out their plans in a bid to convince undecided voters.

Richard Hawley had some choice words for prime minister Rishi Sunak at a show in London on Saturday night (June 8).The Sheffield musician was headlining the Eventim Apollo, and before launching into his 2007 classic ‘Tonight The Streets Are Ours’, he shared some thoughts on the current UK General Election campaign.“You know, I’m 57 years old and I’ve seen some fucking arsehole politicians, but Sunak takes the fucking piss,” he said.The Conservative leader called the surprise early election on May 22, which will be held on July 4.“The thing that slaughters me is the fact that literally probably about a week ago, he came up with a stupid fucking idea to enlist teenagers for a year or two years or whatever, poor fuckers, you know what I mean?” Hawley continued.“That bastard couldn’t even manage a day, you know what I mean?”Hawley appears to be referencing the recent Tory pledge to introduce 12 months of mandatory national service for 18-year-olds, should they win the election.

A Cabinet minister has insisted all is not yet lost for the Tories as he quashed speculation Rishi Sunak could quit before the July 4 election. Mel Stride, one of the Prime Minister’s closest allies, said there is “no question” Mr Sunak will lead the Conservatives into polling day, following speculation he could quit in the wake of the D-Day debacle.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has sparked anger among voters and military leaders alike after the Tory party leader appeared to snub veterans when he skipped a ceremony to commemorate fallen D-Day soldiers in order to take part in a pre-recorded TV interview. The PM, who surveys predict is on track to lose the election, has been widely criticised by military officials for leaving behind a handful of surviving veterans and their families to drum up voter support with ITV.

Jack Dunn Several Asian American groups gathered in the Chinatown district of Los Angeles Thursday afternoon to call for comedian Shane Gillis to apologize for using “offensive racial remarks” in his stand-up performances. Leaders of the Media Action Network for Asian Americans, Chinese American Citizens Alliance Los Angeles and the Greater Los Angeles Japanese American Citizens League gathered at the Chinese American Citizens Alliance Lodge for a press conference, in which the groups also implored Netflix to cancel Gillis’ new sitcom “Tires” and that Bud Light cut all promotional funding toward his comedy tour unless an apology is issued.

Keir Starmer has accused Rishi Sunak of "deliberately lying" over claims that Labour would raise taxes by £2,000.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer clashed repeatedly during the first televised election debate of 2024, with the Conservative leader going on the attack, claiming that Labour would raise taxes by £2000 and even start taxing people claiming the State Pension. However, this was almost immediately refuted by pensions experts.

Viewers of the ITV General Election debate between Sir Keir Starmer and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak slammed the head to head as 'chaotic' and 'pointless' on Tuesday night (June 4).

Douglas Ross should be “begging for forgiveness” from Scots for the carnage inflicted by the Tories over the last 14 years, Anas Sarwar has said.

EXCLUSIVE: David Hare, one of the UK’s foremost playwrights and a double Oscar nominee, is in an unsparing mood about the state of UK politics. This comes as leaders of the country’s two major parties parry in the cut and thrust of the July 4 general election.

Naman Ramachandran Aspiring Prime Ministerial candidate Keir Starmer of the opposition Labour Party will face incumbent Rishi Sunak of the Conservative Party in the first televized debate of the upcoming U.K. general election. The polls are scheduled to take place on July 4.

With the General Election fast approaching, eagle-eyed observers may have noticed that Scotland has dropped from 59 constituencies to 57 after changes were made following a boundary review.

“I Want To Matter: Your Life Is Too Short & Too Precious To Waste,” told Fox News Digital that “it was a surprise” when she received a voicemail from the disc jockey.“Once I listened to it, I said to my kids at the table, ‘Well, pigs have now officially flown.’ [But] I just always believe God can touch anybody’s heart,” she said in an interview published Tuesday. “I’m not allowed to hate anybody that hates me. Once you start praying for people, you can’t hate them.

The BBC has confirmed which presenters will be fronting their TV coverage on the night of the general election. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirmed in a televised statement outside Number 10 that the election would take place on Thursday, July 4.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor In recent years, “Jaws” star Richard Dreyfuss has come under fire for speaking out on subjects such as Oscar diversity requirements and the use of Blackface. At a “Jaws” retrospective screening in Beverly, Mass. on Saturday evening, he appeared to take his inflammatory remarks even further as he ranted about subjects reported to include trans people, Barbra Streisand and women in general.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has defended his “bold” plan to bring back a form of compulsory national service amid a ministerial backlash and confusion about the policy.