Andy Burnham has been accused of treating a Government jet like an Uber after it was diverted to collect him from Manchester.
The official plane took off from London Stansted at around 6am, bound for Antigua where the PM is due to attend a Commonwealth summit.
But Mr Burnham was not on board – only joining half-an-hour later with wife Marie-France van Heel when it landed at Manchester.
The plane was grounded for around an hour before setting off again via Canada for a refuelling stop.
The Tories condemned the cost of the diversion, accusing Mr Burnham – who was Manchester Mayor and still has
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