The Scottish government stated it cannot touch upon the previous first minister’s travel arrangements for security reasons, nevertheless it usually publishes a spending log of all transactions over £500 on its website. The airport providers are offered by a agency that promises to deal with its clients “like royalty”. It provides to “whisk” customers through check-in and safety, then to a VIP lounge and on to the awaiting flight. The overwhelming majority of things, however, included everyday purchases for civil servants working from residence in the course of the COVID lockdown, together with computer displays.
A further £1,271.21 was spent on the Amsterdam Schiphol VIP service during a trip to Brussels in 2020, as well as almost £1000 on the identical service during a visit to Germany in 2019. See today’s back and front pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. The …
