Burnham claims he’s different from other politicians but when it comes to his own travel, he’s a high-flying hypocrite

PM’s high life 38 comments 38 Next ANDY Burnham loves to tell us how different he is from all other politicians. But when it comes to his own travel, he’s a high-flying hypocrite. Andy Burnham loves to tell us how different he is from all other politicians Source: Reuters Burnham took a taxpayer-funded VIP jet to fly a government delegation to a Commonwealth summit in the Caribbean Source: PA Advertisement Yesterday morning, a taxpayer-funded VIP jet took off at Stansted Airport to fly a government delegation to a Commonwealth summit in the Caribbean .

But it was forced to make a sharp turn and head North to pick up the Prime Minister and his wife. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Email address Please provide a valid email. Your info will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy You'll now receive top stories, breaking news, and more, straight to your email. Why? Because he’d spent the weekend in his beloved Manchester and couldn’t be bothered to catch a train to London.

So he treated an Airbus A321 like an expensive taxi service to collect him on his own doorstep — landing taxpayers with an estimated £20,000 bill. Read More on Sun Says THE SUN SAYS Labour's tax raids are killing jobs while welfare bill spirals out of control THE SUN ON SUNDAY SAYS Forget slavery apology, PM needs an honest talk about UK's economy Labour spent years in Opposition screaming about Tory ministers using private jets and they are forever lecturing us about the need for Net Zero.

But while families struggle with green taxes, Burnham is burning jet fuel so he can spend more time up North. It seems like it isn’t enough to fritter money on his “Number 10 North” vanity project in Manchester and he now wants a “Heathrow North” to go with it. Or perhaps he’s working on his next election slogan: I’m Andy, fly me. Advertisement Most read in The Sun NEW ADDITION Abby Phillips confirms why she's missing from CNN with sweet pic of newborn STRONG BOND Who is Jon Ossoff's wife Alisha Kramer? 'ZERO' PATIENCE US Senate candidate in fiery row with Sky News reporter asking question ADDED SUFFERING Christa Pike has rare form of CANCER, lawyers claim in bombshell doc No10 white flag SHABANA Mahmood was hailed as the “tough cookie” with the tenacity to drive through controls on mass immigration .

Her flagship reforms were welcomed by millions but met with whingeing from open borders left-wingers. Eight months on, her proposals have gone the same way as most other radical policies under Andy Burnham. The PM has caved in to pressure from Angela Rayner and at least 100 MPs and told the Home Secretary to dilute plans to restrict settlement rights for lower-skilled migrants. Once again the bleeding heart backbenchers have got their way, ignoring the wishes of the country.

Advertisement It has taken just 12 weeks for Burnham to show his true colours. He promised to tackle the big issues. But at the first sign of a scrap with his own backbenchers, he’s proved he doesn’t have the stomach for tough choices. Trivial pursuits LABOUR continues to spend its time on trivial fluff while kicking Britain’s biggest dangers into the long grass. The Budget last week provided no extra cash to grapple with the threats we face from hostile foreign powers.

Advertisement The Prime Minister should be rallying Commonwealth leaders in Antigua instead of apologising for things that happened 200 years ago. RECOMMENDED STORIES Tory leader Kemi Badenoch points out that the PM is more concerned about pleasing his own party than making difficult decisions. Britain can’t afford another three years of treading water. 38 comments 38