Rayner Spent £20,000 on Flights for Ethiopia Vanity Trip

Rayner’s bizarre trip to Ethiopia and Ghana last month raised a few eyebrows in SW1. The ostensible aim of the multi-day trip was to “demonstrate the UK’ s commitment to the region and promote ambitions for partnerships and mutual economic growth”…

While in Addis Ababa, throughout which her face was projected onto giant billboards, the Deputy PM “­attended a fashion show for the work of young female designers” and discussed “opportunities to co-operate on artificial intelligence” before heading to Ghana to “pledge to deepen UK-Ghana ties, drive job creation, and back Ghana’s 24-hour economy policy to enhance living standards.[…] Read the rest