Rishi Sunak Spent 500,000 Euro On Private Jets For Foreign Trips: Report
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The Liberal Democrats branded the expenses as a "shocking waste of taxpayers' money" during the cost-of-living crisis.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spent more than €500,000 of taxpayers' money on private jets in just over a week last year, according to The Guardian. 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.Yet again this Conservative government is completely out of touch. pic.twitter.com/3BvtyLdhj8
The UK government spent just under €108,000 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 said.
A week later, he set off on a round trip to the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, at a cost of over €340,000.
Mr Sunak's Latvia and Estonia trip in December incurred travel costs of €62,498, with personal costs of €2,500, The Guardian report said.
