# No 10 defends flight to Caribbean going via Manchester to pick up Burnham

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-11-02T14:24:42+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/nov/02/andy-burnham-flight-caribbean-commonwealth-manchester
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/no-10-defends-flight-to-caribbean-going-via-manchester-to-pick-up-burn-69052a/

Critics decry ‘Air Miles Andy’ after plane that took off from Stansted diverted to collect prime minister and wife A government-chartered plane taking Andy Burnham to a Commonwealth summit in the Caribbean made a stop-off in Manchester to collect him Downing Street has said. The decision, which will have been more financially and environmentally costly than if the prime minister had travelled to L

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