Rishi Sunak chose to hop on a jet to take a 36-minute flight to Leeds instead of taking the train 😳 A spokesperson for Number 10 said the decision was made so the PM could make better use of his limited time.
Asked why Mr Sunak decided to fly rather than take a train, Downing Street said there was a ‘great deal of pressure’ on his schedule.The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: ‘The transport the Prime Minister takes will vary and will always be done in the interest of what is the most effective use of his time, enabling him to get around the entirety of the UK when there is a great deal of pressure on his time.
In July 2021, ministers set out a Jet Zero strategy, containing their plans for creating a net zero aviation sector, including switching to less polluting fuels.Rishi Sunak speaking to Donna Pereira as he meets with a multi-disciplinary team who provide virtual care during a visit to the Rutland Lodge Healthcare Centre in Leeds It did not include discouraging air travel but making travellers more aware about the emissions involved when flying instead.
He told his ministers that those priorities – halving inflation, growing the economy, reducing debt, cutting NHS waiting lists and stopping small boat Channel crossings – were ‘not the limits of the Government’s ambition but the foundations on which we can help build a better future’.
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