VJ celebrations 2

Listened to the coverage from the cenotaph. Nice touch that Lord Romsey was able to lay a wreath but I thought Tony might have thought it worth coming back for - just how long has he been on holiday for?
Having said that I heard no mention of opposition politicians of any party - where they invited? If not this seems to be something of a scandal - If the reality was that all of the party leaders were on holiday then surely substitutes could have been found to represent the political parties.