Brown curbs state visits air costs

Last Modified: 26 Mar 2008
By: Cathy Newman

Gordon Brown scraps plans to buy two private jets to fly him and the Royal Family around the world.

Dubbed Blair Force One, the purchases planned under the last prime minister, will now be scaled back to just one smaller plane for UK trips.

Normally we put tough questions to ministers. Now it's your turn.

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