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- PAUL HUTCHEON

RISHI Sunak has refused to apologise for disrupting Scots' school holidays with his panicked decision to call an election.

The gaffe-prone Prime Minister said it is the "right" time for an election - even though schoolchildren and families north of the border will be on their summer breaks.

The Tory leader, who has been forced to admit he will not be able to get any Rwanda flights off the ground before the July 4 vote, also denied he is running scared of Scottish voters.

He limited his trip here 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 Conservatives.

Sunak has been accused of calling the election on July 4 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 - which begin earlier in Scotland.

During a visit to the Nigg Port, the Record asked if he would apologise to Scots for the disruption.