Lammy under fire for flight ‘hypocrisy’

Another day under a Labour government and – you guessed it – another U-turn. Now ministers are in the spotlight after it emerged that David Lammy used the government’s private plane to jet off to India today for international trade talks. The same private jet, Mr S would remind readers, that Sir Keir’s lefty lot bashed the Tories for using when they were in government. Rules for thee, but not for me…

When ex-prime minister Liz Truss dared to use the Airbus A321 plane to fly to Australia on official business, deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner could hardly contain her disdain. Slamming the then-Tory MP, Rayner remarked at the time: ‘Liz Truss shows the public exactly quite how little respect this Conservative government has for taxpayers’ money with her ridiculous waste of half a million pounds on a private jet trip. This government is brazen in its disregard for upholding decency.’