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Boris slated for taking private jet to Blackpool over three-hour train

Boris Johnson flew to Blackpool in a private jet for a photo op on Friday, enraging critics.

Henry Goodwin by Henry Goodwin
2022-02-04 13:22
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Boris Johnson has been slammed for flying to Blackpool on a private jet – when he could have caught a three-hour train instead.

The prime minister’s 40-minute flight north left London Stansted at around 10.46 on Friday morning, meaning he would have had to leave Downing Street around 9am to catch his plane.

But, with a service leaving London Euston for Blackpool at 9.16am, eagle-eyed reporters suggested he only arrived at his destination around 50 minutes earlier than if he had taken the train.

As well as costing taxpayers significantly more, the plane journey will have created tons of damaging greenhouse gases.

EXCL: Boris Johnson used private jet to fly to Blackpool today, despite it being a 3-hour train journey. It got him there just 50 mins earlier than the train would have. Flying would have emitted several tons of greenhouse gases and likely cost taxpayer much more. https://t.co/f69ZUsIwZU

— Ben Kentish (@BenKentish) February 3, 2022

‘Little respect’

Paul Tuohy, Chief Executive of Campaign for Better Transport, told the Mirror: “Flying to Blackpool sends entirely the wrong message about what sort of transport future we want. This is shocking from a Prime Minister who talks the talk on tackling climate change.

“Boris Johnson should have caught the train instead and emitted a tiny fraction of the carbon emissions.

“We will be happy to post a train timetable to 10 Downing Street if he needs a little help to travel the clean, green, responsible way.”

Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner accused the prime minister of wasting taxpayers’ cash, claiming the episode showed how “little respect” the Tories have for public money.

A spokesman for Johnson said: “The Prime Minister uses a variety of transport in order to conduct business safely and efficiently, including trains.

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“All travel decisions are made with consideration for security and time restraints.”

It comes just a week after Liz Truss was accused of splurging £500,000 of taxpayers’ money on a private plane to Australia. 

Explaining her decision, the foreign secretary said: “I used the Government plane – that is why we have a Government plane: to enable Government ministers to conduct Government business, and that’s what I flew to Australia in.”

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