UK PoliticsEnglish · 1 year ago

Government shelves £40m contract for helicopter transport for Rishi Sunak

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Government shelves £40m contract for helicopter transport for Rishi Sunak

www.theguardian.com

UK PoliticsEnglish · 1 year ago

Tender to provide aircraft for PM and other ministers withdrawn after criticism of his short-distance flights

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mannycalavera
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Actually they did. Here’s Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair doing exactly this.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2006/apr/12/uk.freedomofinformation
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  And being heavily criticised for it.

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