UK PM Rishi Sunak Flew By Taxpayer-Funded Private Plane To Leeds For NHS Visit | UK News | News18

UK PM Rishi Sunak Flew By Taxpayer-Funded Private Plane To Leeds For NHS Visit | UK News | News18Downing Street defended his decision to make the 200-mile journey on a luxury business jet, rather than by public transport.A train from London to Leeds takes around 2 hours 15 minutes - with a day return in standard class available for around £100.If the PM wanted to travel first class for the trip, it would set him back around £155.Leeds was going to get a high-speed rail line from London, until the Tories scrapped it.