Rishi’s retreat
RISHI Sunak’s early exit from the D-Day commemorations was an unfathomable blunder.
It has dismayed veterans, their families and the public who have immense pride in our Forces and wanted the PM to fully honour the 80th anniversary of arguably their proudest moment.
It was a major political own-goal too, alienating even diehard Tory voters and handing Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage an election gift they seized with glee.
It is anyone’s guess how No10 failed to spot the danger of leaving Normandy early to record an ITN interview while other world leaders stayed on.
But the PM carries the can and he knows it. It is notable that he owned his error, rapidly realised the hurt it had caused and apologised early.
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And, as Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer says, our Forces heroes should judge the PM on his previous sterling efforts on their behalf.
Not least by making Mercer’s own job one of Cabinet rank — and vowing to guarantee their rights in law.
Mr Sunak has said sorry. Now he must focus on next week’s manifesto launch.
The mountain he had to climb just got even steeper.
Reverse gear
MILLIONS of drivers are crying out for a party to reverse the ceaseless war on them waged by left-wing councils and mayors.
They want the scrapping of the unfair Ulez expansion in London which punishes the poorest.
The end of blanket 20mph zones, restricting them to outside schools and hospitals where they CAN be justified.
A curb on “low-traffic neighbourhoods”, hammering businesses and the economy.
And the axe for the Left’s pay-per-mile plans which would impoverish rural families.
Today the Tories will promise all that if re-elected. And we welcome it.
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But if the polls are right, a Labour Party ready to hand more power to its local politicians to treat motorists as they see fit will be in office in four weeks.
Drivers, brace for impact.
Freedom peril
THE ability of the Press to report court cases is squarely in the public interest and vital to the workings of justice.
So says Ipso, which regulates many publications including The Sun.
It is clearly wrong, then, for it to find against the news website Aberdeen Live because details it reported from open court upset a rape victim.
No one could have anything but sympathy for her.
But Ipso must not seek to censor trial evidence not already subject to reporting restrictions.
It is a judgment for editors, not watchdogs, what to publish from court — or our Press is not free.
