The First Minister said Sunak should have been representing the 'international interests of the United Kingdom.'
John Swinney has blasted Rishi Sunak as "disrespectful" after he skipped a major D-Day ceremony to carry out a general election TV interview.
Sunak has come under intense criticism after he missed the event with fellow world leaders to head back to the UK for a head-to-head. "I went to D-Day commemorations as First Minister of Scotland, not the leader of the Scottish National Party. He had said earlier: "I took a very conscious decision that for the 48 hours I was involved in the memorial and observation of the sacrifices that have been made, I would essentially not engage in this election campaign - and I haven’t.
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