Rishi Sunak refuses to apologise to Scots over summer holiday general election disruption

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Rishi Sunak has refused to apologise for disrupting the school holidays of Scots with his panicked decision to call a general election.The gaffe-prone Tory Prime Minister said it is the “right” time election, even though Scots will be on on their summer breaks .He also denied he is running scared of voters after limiting his trip to Scotland to a security-heavy free port north of Inverness.It came as a new poll showed Labour holding a massive 27 point lead over the Tories.Sunak has been accused of calling the election on July 4th to stem internal Tory sniping.But he has annoyed football fans across the UK by ensuring the Euros will be overshadowed by a political campaign.He also angered Scots who have booked holidays for early July to coincide with the school holidays.During a visit to the Port of Nigg, the Record asked if he would apologise to Scots for the disruption.He said: “No, I think this is the right moment to have this election because we have restored economic stability after a difficult few years. “Inflation is back to normal and wages have now been rising faster than prices for 10 months."The economy this year has grown at a healthy rate and energy bills are falling, so this is the moment to think about the future.”He then tried to change the subject by claiming the “main” issue is the SNP’s poor record on education.Sunak was also accused of a “stage managed” trip to Scotland and asked if he is scared of normal ScotsHe said: "I think I've been here multiple times in the last few months alone.

We were just remarking actually that I've been back and forth quite a lot over the last few weeks."And I've been out and about across the UK today, I started in the East Midlands, then I was in Wales, now I'm in