Watch: Sunak slammed for Partygate during campaign trip

Oh dear. It was only a matter of time before the issue of Partygate came up on the campaign trail and today the Prime Minister was forced to face up to it. On his trip to Buckinghamshire, the first question asked of Rishi Sunak centred on the pandemic, the government-enforced lockdown and the rule-breaking in No. 10. Hardly the best start…

Pointing to the PM’s use of the word ‘trust’, a frustrated voter spoke out:

It’s good that you mentioned trust. My mum died in 2020, the height of the pandemic, my brothers couldn’t be with us in hospital, I couldn’t be there. You probably remember, that was the month where all the parties were going on in Downing Street. I think the month after you attended a gathering where you got a fixed penalty notice. So my question was, how can anyone trust you, or the party, after things like this?

A rather sheepish Sunak responded:

Well, I’m really sorry you lost your mum and particularly in those circumstances, because it wasn’t easy for so many people during the pandemic, the impact it had on everyone’s life.