Ministers under growing pressure to allow RAF to repatriate Alex Salmond's body from North Macedonia... as allies contrast 'delay' to Labour's eagerness to provide Taylor Swift with personal security
Daily MailMinisters are under growing pressure to authorise the use of an RAF plane to repatriate Alex Salmond's body from North Macedonia. Sir David Davis, the veteran Tory MP, is among those to have pushed the Foreign Office to use RAF planes to bring home his close friend's body. Ministers are under growing pressure to authorise the use of an RAF plane to repatriate Alex Salmond 's body from North Macedonia Members of the public place flowers outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh following the sudden death of the former Scottish first minister The lack of action over repatriating Mr Salmond's body was contrasted to Labour ministers reportedly lobbying for pop star Taylor Swift to get a personal police escort in London It is understood that, under normal protocol, the RAF will not automatically repatriate Mr Salmond's body as he was a private citizen at the time of his death. Sir David has pushed the Foreign Office to use RAF planes to repatriate Mr Salmond's body with 'both dignity and expedition'.
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Salmond's coffin draped in Saltire as his body is flown home to Scotland
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