Sunak took £500,000 worth of private jet trips in less than a fortnight
by Peter Walker Political correspondent from on (#6AC0D)
Lib Dems criticise shocking waste of taxpayers' money' as Cabinet Office document reveals PM's flight costs
Rishi Sunak took private jet trips costing almost 500,000 in just over a week last year, government data has shown, prompting opposition claims that he is out of touch and unable to lead on green issues.
A Cabinet Office document detailing overseas prime ministerial travel in the third quarter of 2022 showed No 10 spent just under 108,000 on private jet travel to and from the Cop27 summit in Egypt, flying in on 6 November and returning the next day.
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