ITV’s Rachel Townsend had a more exciting train journey into Euston than she might have expected this afternoon. She discovered George Osborne sitting in first class with a standard ticket.
CLASS. His aide tells ticket collector he cannot possibly move and sit with the likes of us in standard class and requests he is allowed to
— Rachel Townsend (@RachTownsendITV) October 19, 2012
remain in First Class. Ticket collector refuses #standoff
— Rachel Townsend (@RachTownsendITV) October 19, 2012
What a shame that this happened on a quiet and rainy Friday afternoon in Westminster when every hack and blogger was twiddling their thumbs and wondering what to do. Within minutes, they were starting to flood into Euston station to greet the Chancellor from his awkward train journey back from his constituency.
This is the end to a week where the political news has almost written itself.
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