PM apologises for leaving D-Day commemorations early

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By Jennifer McKiernan, Political reporter, BBC News

Reuters Britain's Foreign Secretary David Cameron, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and U.S. President Joe Biden attend the international ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings and the liberation of western Europe from Nazi Germany occupationReuters

Lord Cameron joined world leaders for pictures at the Normandy event

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has apologised for leaving D-Day commemorations in France early.

World leaders had gathered at the event to honour the anniversary of the Normandy landings in 1944.

Mr Sunak left after attending a British event leaving Foreign Secretary David Cameron to stand beside US President Joe Biden and France's Emmanuel Macron.

He posted on X to say: "It was a mistake not to stay in France longer – and I apologise."

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