Labour ministers accused of ‘jaw-dropping’ hypocrisy after using private jet

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Conservative former minister has accused the Government of “jaw-dropping” hypocrisy after ministers used a private jet, despite the party’s commitments to crack down on their use. Andrew Murrison claimed ministers had been “hopping on and off” an Airbus A321 and asked if this was compatible with the Government’s aim of restoring trust in politicians. Newly minted ministers are already hopping on and off the Airbus A321 airplane, the same plane that was condemned in 2022 by the then-opposition as obscene, brazen and disgusting Andrew Murrison Labour previously criticised Tory ministers for using the private jet, notably in January 2022 when the then-foreign secretary Liz Truss used it to travel to Australia. “In that debate will the Government be able to explain how that jaw-dropping show of double standards and hypocrisy is compatible with restoring trust?” Responding, Commons Leader Lucy Powell said the Prime Minister’s travel arrangements are a “security matter”.