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Downing Street said Rishi Sunak’s travel was for “vital meetings with world leaders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spent more than \u20ac500,000 of taxpayers’ money on private jets in just over a week last year, according to The Guardian.<\/p>\n

The UK government spent just under \u20ac108,000 on private jet travel for Rishi Sunak’s attendance at the COP27 summit in Egypt, flying in on 6 November and returning the following day, the newspaper\u00a0said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A week later, he set off on a round trip to the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, at a cost of over \u20ac340,000.<\/p>\n

Mr Sunak’s Latvia and Estonia trip in December incurred travel costs of \u20ac62,498, with personal costs of \u20ac2,500,\u00a0The Guardian report said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Liberal Democrats branded the expenses as a “shocking waste of taxpayers’ money” during the cost-of-living crisis.<\/p>\n

“This is a shocking waste of taxpayers’ money at a time when people are struggling to pay their bills. Yet again this Conservative government is completely out of touch,” the tweet said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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This is a shocking waste of taxpayer’s money at a time when most people are struggling to pay their bills or put food on the table.<\/p>\n

Yet again this Conservative government is completely out of touch. pic.twitter.com\/3BvtyLdhj8<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Liberal Democrats (@LibDems) March 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Downing Street said Mr Sunak’s travel was for “vital meetings with world leaders”.<\/p>\n

“The role of the Prime Minister includes holding vital meetings with world leaders during bilateral visits and summits to discuss issues of international importance – including security, defence and trade,” a government spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

The UK’s Opposition parties are also piling on the pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak over a recent Budget policy that could allegedly benefit his wife, Akshata Murty, through her business interest in a childcare firm.<\/p>\n

Akshata Murty, the daughter of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy, is listed as a shareholder in Koru Kids Ltd which is likely to benefit from a new pilot scheme announced in the Spring Budget earlier this month to incentivise people to become childminders.<\/p>\n

While 10 Downing Street has stated that Prime Minister Sunak had followed the UK’s ministerial code on the matter, the Opposition has called for further explanations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n