Tory defence chief accused of using VIP helicopter as 'ministerial taxi service' in office
Government
New Tory shadow defence chief James Cartlidge has been accused of using a VIP taxpayer-funded helicopter as a "ministerial taxi service". Defence sources told The Mirror the senior Tory MP used the chopper while at the Ministry of Defence to ferry him to and from events via an airfield near his constituency. On one occasion the ex-Defence minister visited Hightown Barracks in Wrexham and landed back at Wattisham airfield - close to the area he represents. The former Tory MP for Wrexham, Sarah
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