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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent

Starmer admits he flew by private jet to clean energy jobs rally in Scotland

Keir Starmer in front of the words Change and Scottish Labour
Keir Starmer in front of the words Change and Scottish Labour Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Keir Starmer has admitted he used a private jet to travel to a campaign rally in Scotland where he promised to create “tens of thousands” of clean energy jobs with a new publicly owned energy company in the country.

Responding to media questions after speaking to activists in Greenock, Inverclyde, Starmer said: “We did use a private jet because we did need to get very quickly to Scotland from Wales yesterday and it was the most efficient form of transport in the middle of a very busy general election campaign.”

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