No 10 defends flight to Caribbean going via Manchester to pick up Burnham

November 2, 2026 · 2:24 pm 1 sources

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• No 10 defends flight to Caribbean going via Manchester to pick up Burnham
  The Guardian · November 2, 2026 14:24
  Critics decry ‘Air Miles Andy’ after plane that took off from Stansted diverted to collect prime minister and wife A government-chartered plane taking Andy Burnham to a Commonwealth summit in the Caribbean made a stop-off in Manchester to collect him Downing Street has said. The decision, which…