Sadiq Khan’s deputy mayor spent over £1,000 on flights and accommodation in order to attend a pride march in Budapest. All on the taxpayer’s dime…
Various politicians showed up including Tom Copley, Deputy Mayor of London for Housing. They swanned around on a podium afterwards. In an FoI release the GLA says:
“An official invitation was received from Gergely Karácsony, Mayor of Budapest to attend the 30th Budapest Pride March. The Deputy Mayor represented the Mayor of London at the Mayor of Budapest Pride event on 28 June to show solidarity with Hungary’s LGBTQ+ movement and to promote London’s credentials as a truly global, diverse, and inclusive city… London and Budapest are better places because of the contribution of our LGBTQI+ communities and in London we are determined to show the world that this city is a beacon for LGBTQI+ rights.”
A transparent anti-Orban government exercise with nothing to do with housing. Why do Londoners have to pay…
Total bill: £943.03 for flights and £226.14 for accommodation. Over £400 each way? Must have got extra legroom…
Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock was asked if Burnham will take Britain back into the EU:
“Yes, sure – his commitment is authentic. He really does understand from the grassroots up why restoring what I think of as normality in our continent is vital for every party economically, politically, culturally, in terms of security, and he’s able to articulate it in language that people can understand. So yeah, he is definitely”.