Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, has admitted to using a private jet to travel from Wales to Scotland for a campaign event in Glasgow. This comes shortly after he criticized Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for using a helicopter. Starmer defended his use of the private jet, stating it was the most efficient way to travel during a busy election campaign and that the carbon emissions were offset. The trip was for his Great British Energy announcement. The incident has sparked accusations of hypocrisy from political opponents, particularly the Conservative Party, who highlighted Labour's stance on clamping down on jet use by ministers.
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BREAKING: Keir Starmer fesses up to private jet hypocrisy. Says "Yes, we did use a private jet because we needed to get very quickly to Scotland from Wales yesterday. We have to use the most efficient form of transport in the middle of a very busy, general election campaign" https://t.co/fttEnjgwmO
Keir Starmer says he used a private jet to get to Scotland as it was “ the most efficient way” ✈️ But he says “we offset the carbon”.
👀 ✈️ NEW Sir Keir Starmer says he used a private jet to get to Scotland from Wales for his big Great British Energy announcement in Glasgow. He says it was the best way to get here in a busy election campaign and has offset the carbon emissions.
NEW: Keir Starmer admits using a private jet to get from Wales to Scotland. Says it was the most efficient use of his time during an election campaign and the carbon was offset.
Uh oh, ✈️ Keir Starmer confirms he did use a private jet to get up to Scotland. Good question from the fab @SophiaSleigh Labour have been attacking Rishi Sunak for doing the same
EXCLUSIVE: Keir Starmer flies to Scotland on private jet hours after mocking PM over helicopter use Put the charge to Labour, they say "the campaign demands efficient travel" in order to meet voters https://t.co/2qZyYIpWki