A group of politicians spent tens of thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ money flying to the South Pacific to investigate the impact of climate change, it has been disclosed.
The six members of parliament and two peers spent 16 days in the South Pacific last month as part of a “fact finding” mission. The estimated cost to taxpayers to send the group, who flew business class to Fiji via Australia, was at least £68,200, the Channel 4 Dispatches programme said.'
Taxpayers foot MPs junket to South Pacific 'to investigate climate change' - Telegraph
Globetrotting backbench MPs enjoyed foreign junkets worth £1.4million in a year.
They have travelled around the world at taxpayers' expense, regularly flying first class, staying in five-star hotels and picking up generous daily allowances.
Destinations for members of Commons committees have included the U.S., Canada, India, South Africa, New Zealand and China.