Critics accuse Andy Burnham of hypocrisy for using a government plane that diverted to Manchester, contradicting Labour's past criticism of Rishi Sunak's travel habits.
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Critics decry ‘Air Miles Andy’ after plane that took off from Stansted diverted to collect prime minister and wifeA government-chartered plane taking Andy Burnham to a Commonwealth summit in the Caribbean made a stop-off in Manchester to collect him, Downing Street has said.The decision, which will have been more financially and environmentally costly than if the prime minister had travelled to London, leaves him open to accusations of hypocrisy after Labour repeatedly criticised Rishi Sunak for his use of private planes and helicopters for domestic travel when he was the prime minister. Continue reading...
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