The same jet that flew Starmer across the pond last week landed in Berlin last night at 18:00 and took off at 00:15, six hours later. Just enough time to get in a pre-match propaganda interview with Labour activist Gary Neville…
When asked at today’s Downing Street briefing about the PM’s massive jet use, his spokesman merely said that the government is “committed to delivering value for money to the taxpayer“. Leaders of a G7 country should obviously use their own planes – Labour disagreed in opposition and made it a constant populist point of attack on the government…
Labour’s frontbench are definitely making the most of taxpayer-funded hospitality in government – Lisa Nandy enjoyed tickets to the Euros semi-final as Starmer and John Healey took separate “private jets” to go to the United States at the same time. Once you have a taste of the gravy…
Speaking at his speech on how to achieve “progressive capitalism” Wes Streeting fired a dig and Andy Burnham:
“Bond markets are not bond villains and fiscal rules matter.”