lofthouse
Tuesday 27th August 2024 10:55am
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Yep well someone has got to clean up the mess of the last bunch of idiots who wasted billions of pounds of tax payers money like the world was about to end
Only buffoons would blame the current government of weeks - rather than the wasteful bastards who mismanaged the economy for 14 years
Yep it's Starmer - not f**king Truss and her idiot mates
"The prime minister has scrapped a government helicopter contract - thought to be worth £40m.
Rishi Sunak was criticised for his use of helicopters during his time in No 10.
The contract was set to be renewed, but is now being scrapped by Downing Street and the Ministry of Defence.
It is designed to illustrate a break with the previous administration - ahead of a speech in which the prime minister will argue things will not be "business as usual" when parliament returns next week.
Rishi Sunak used RAF jets and helicopters for domestic flights more frequently than the UK's previous three prime ministers, a BBC investigation found in 2023.
Speaking about the cancellation, a Labour source said that the "Tories' VIP helicopter service" was a "grossly wasteful" symbol of their government that was "totally out of touch with the problems facing the rest of the country".
"It's only right that this service is brought to an end," the source added, claiming that the government is "getting a grip of the public finances."
They said: "It tells you everything that, on top of the £22 billion black hole that the Tories were blowing in the public finances, Rishi Sunak's priority was keeping his VIP helicopter service.
"The Conservatives left behind an unforgivable inheritance. This is just one step towards showing the British people that, with Labour, they have a government that will deliver on our promise of change, and fix the foundations of our economy."
Cleaning up the almighty mess left by incompetent f**king morons