PoliticsNo 10 defends Caribbean flight detour to pick up Burnham in Manchester

Downing Street said a government-chartered plane en route from Stansted to a Commonwealth summit in the Caribbean stopped in Manchester to collect Andy Burnham and his wife. Critics said the detour was more costly and environmentally damaging, accusing Labour of hypocrisy after its criticism of Rishi Sunak’s private-aircraft use.

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TThe Guardian★★☆☆☆2026-11-02 14:24Original