AN IMAGE released by a BBC journalist has shown Rishi Sunak avoiding the public on his visit to Scotland.

The Prime Minister reportedly had a “carefully choreographed” day in Scotland after touching down in Inverness airport on Thursday.

This included a visit with Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross to the Port of Nigg (pictured above) – one of the sites within the Inverness and Cromarty Firth green freeport.

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Critics have taken aim at an error-strewn first 24 hours for Sunak on the campaign trail since he first announced the General Election will be held on July 4 outside a rainy Downing Street yesterday.

It comes after a visit to William West and Sons distribution centre in Derbyshire earlier in the morning in which Sunak took questions from several Tory councillors instead of workers.

One man, wearing a hi-vis jacket and standing amongst all the others, was singled out by Sunak to ask a question in front of broadcasters.

After thanking the Tory leader for visiting, he said: “I imagine you're a pretty busy guy right now.

“The biggest issue, I think, is going to be immigration over this General Election campaign.

“You've obviously got your Rwanda plan, but is it going to see results and stop the small boats coming?”

However, Byline Times has identified the worker as Conservative councillor Ross Hills.

Hills told that paper it was him asking the question, and said he had been asked to attend.

His identity was not made clear during the live broadcast.

Beginning his answer to the Tory plant, which went on for more than two minutes, Sunak thanked him for the “important question”.

Later, Byline Times reported that the first "worker" who had asked Sunak a question was also a Tory councillor: Ben Hall-Evans.

Again, Hall-Evens was not identified during the broadcast.