The Prime Minister was visiting the north west after announcing a £1.7bn levelling up package
The Prime Minister has been criticised for using a jet to travel to Blackpool, opting to take flights around Britain instead of trains.
He went on to take an RAF plane to Scotland as he announced two new “green” freeports. Lib Dem deputy leader Daisy Cooper said: “Rishi Sunak has learnt nothing from the past few weeks as he continues to jet about the country on taxpayers’ money. It is simply ridiculous that he can’t get a train like the rest of the British public do. Yet again, this Prime Minister is completely out of touch with the rest of society.
Asked if Mr Sunak wished that trains were reliable enough to use, the spokesman said: “That’s not the factor that obviously decides this and you’ll know we are investing huge sums into our railways.” The official could not indicate when the Prime Minister last travelled by train, saying: “I haven’t asked him that question.”
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