Sunak dodges questions from press amid criticism for D-day exit

Prime minister's team say time constraints to blame as condemnation over early return from Normandy continues

Rishi Sunak avoided media interviews as he returned to the campaign trail on Saturday amid the fallout from his early return from the D-day commemoration ceremony in Normandy.

The prime minister was due to meet reporters during a visit to County Durham and Yorkshire on Saturday but the interviews were cancelled, with Tories citing time constraints".