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Liberals lecture Rishi Sunak over airplane pollution after £500,000 spent in one week
FirstpostWith their so-called “green day,” the government can give the impression that they care about the environment, but in actuality, they are breaking their own pledges, opposition leader said London: Government data reveals that Rishi Sunak made private jet trips totaling almost £500,000 in just over a week last year, leading the opposition to accused him of wasting the tax payers money at a time when country is facing huge economic recession. According to a Cabinet Office report on foreign travel by prime ministers in the third quarter of 2022, Sunak spent nearly £108,000 on private jet travel to and from the Cop27 summit in Egypt, flying in on November 6 and returning the following day. The time span includes Liz Truss’s short overseas assignment, which included a private jet trip to and from a meeting in Prague that cost close to £40,000. “The prime minister’s role includes holding crucial meetings with world leaders during bilateral visits and summits to discuss issues of international importance, including security, defense, and trade,” they declared.
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