'Most effective use of his time': Downing Street defends Rishi Sunak for taking RAF jet from London to Leeds

Downing Street has said that Prime Minister made the 36-minute trip by air because it was the "most effective use of his time".

Downing Street posted a photo the PM getting on the plane before it departed at 7.47am, according to flight tracker data.then landed in Yorkshire at 8.23am before the aircraft returned three and a half hours later, touching down back in Northolt, West London at 12.25pm.

He said: "The transport the prime minister takes will vary and is always done with any interests of most effective use of time, enabling him to get around the entirety of the UK when there is a great deal of pressure on his time.Downing Street posted a photo the PM getting on the plane before it departed at 7.47am, according to flight tracker data.

Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner While Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner called the flight a "show of extravagance" by the Prime Minister.While Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner said: "Families will be rightly angered by this show of extravagance by Rishi Sunak.

totally out of touch

Why don’t the government use LNER the teain operator they run.

This is of course bollocks

Pains me to defend him, but you can’t rely on the trains, even on days the scummy staff are not on strike.

He really isn’t that busy. None of them are. Things would be VERY different otherwise…

So the tories are going to pay for it? Funny how there is no money for the workers yet there is enough to waste on PM shameful

Said every rich CEO ever...

I'll remember that when I tune my 3 litre diesel beyond its legal emissions just so I can get from A to B quicker.

First he havered over attending COP27, then the CumbriaCoalMine was approved on his government's watch, and now he is taking private jets instead of the train. I think Sunak needs a ClimateEmergency 101.

.. and let’s take a lovely picture of the soldier saluting moi as I board the private jet - just gross - so nauseating 😞

I believe the visit was to a GP medical practice. If time was an issue I’m sure that there are plenty of practices in London which could have hosted him. It was a PR stunt for a photo opportunity.

Next, wishy-washy Rishi will be going to a corner shop in a Challenger 2 tank How the Tory elites live

Wouldn't experiencing the state that government contracts have left the UK rail system in be a better use of his time? Rishi uses private health care and travels by jet instead of using public transport. How does he know what affects the electorate if he doesn't experience it?

2.5 hours by rail vs by air … so how much time was saved ?

Basically Downing Street are saying he will always be travelling by Private Jet. rishisunak privatejet

Give him a break and let him get on with his job eh….. it’s better him sitting hours on a train or a bus ffs!

Effective use of his time hah hah ha he goes missing for weeks

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