Prime Minister Keir Starmer has cancelled a £40 million private helicopter contract that was frequently used by Rishi Sunak.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has cancelled a £40 million private helicopter contract that was frequently used by Rishi Sunak. Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had repeatedly come under fire for using the private helicopter to visit places which are easily accessible by public transport - such as Southampton, which takes an hour and a quarter to reach by train from London. Downing Street and the Ministry of Defence have decided not to renew the contract when it ends on December 31.
Sir Keir said "things are worse than we ever imagined",.He told a press conference: "In the first few weeks we discovered a £22 billion black hole in the public finances and before anyone says 'Oh this is just performative or playing politics' let's remember the OBR did not know about it, they wrote a letter setting that out.
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