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Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Jets for Queen and Blair at £12m a year
Britain will get its own Air Force One, Downing Street announced last night. Two planes will be acquired for the Prime Minister and the Queen.

One long haul plane, a Boeing 737 or an Airbus A330, and a smaller executive jet for shorter flights will be lease to the Government. Both will be second-hand and modified with anti-missile defences, communications and a bedroom.

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