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PM criticised for private jet use and interest rates to rise

Government
Rob Gill
4 November 2021

Boris Johnson’s decision to fly back to London from the Cop26 climate conference in Glasgow in a private jet has stoked more calls of “hypocrisy”.

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Meanwhile, analysis of the agreements struck at Cop26 by world leaders shows that they could help to keep global warming below the key figure of 2C.

Elsewhere, businesses could face higher borrowing costs as the Bank of England considers hiking interest rates in response to soaring inflation.

And in a more bizarre twist, British Airways passengers were left confused when crates of fish appeared on a Heathrow conveyor belt instead of their luggage.

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