No 10 defends plane stop in Manchester to collect Burnham

The chartered plane left Stansted for Antigua and Barbuda, stopped in Manchester for an hour to pick up the prime minister and his wife, then refuelled in Canada.

Downing Street said travel is decided on security and operational grounds, and that costs will be published in the usual way.

Labour promised a crackdown on private jet use. Yet when it comes to Air Miles Andy, it seems to be one rule for him and another for everyone else.

— Mike Wood, shadow Cabinet Office minister