Sunak’s private jet to Scotland may have breached ministerial code, says Labour

Sunak has been criticised for his use of helicopters and private planes before, such as when he flew from London to Leeds in January. Photograph: No 10/Flickr

Labour has asked Rishi Sunak to explain why he used an RAF jet to fly to Scotland on Monday when scheduled flights were available, given the ministerial code says private planes should only be used when there is no alternative.

Sunak, a habitual user of helicopters and private jets even for other, relatively short UK journeys, travelled to Aberdeen on Monday morning in connection with an announcement on new North Sea drilling licences.