UK PM Sunak spent £500,000 (over Rs 5 crore) on private jets for foreign trips in less than 15 days: Report
India TV NewsLondon: United Kingdom's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reportedy took private jet trips costing almost £500,000 in just over a week in 2022 after taking over as the country's leadership. According to a Cabinet Office report on foreign prime ministerial travel in the third quarter of 2022, No.10 spent slightly less than £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 Guardian reported citing a government data. The time period includes Liz Truss's short overseas assignment, which included a private jet trip to and from a meeting in Prague that cost nearly £40,000. UK Oppn corners Sunak over wife Akshata's business interest Meanwhile, the UK's Opposition parties are also mounting pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak over a recent Budget policy that could allegedly benefit his wife, Akshata Murty, through her business interest in a childcare firm.
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