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Angela Rayner has denied claims she asked to go on a personal safari during an official trip to Africa. The Deputy Prime Minister is said to have made the request for a visit to Ethiopia last month.
But on Tuesday, the Housing Secretary insisted her schedule was “absolutely ram-packed” and a safari was “never part of the programme”. She told LBC: “There was no personal safari holiday. I went to Ethiopia, I met the prime minister of Ethiopia, I did diplomatic conversations.
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“I went and visited some of the schemes that we had that was humanitarian.
“My schedule was absolutely ram-packed, full of work that I was doing on behalf of the UK Government. There was no safari. I was working."
Pressed on if she asked to go on one, she added: “No, I was working that whole time. It was never part of the programme."
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Two government sources told The Times that Ms Rayner asked accompanying officials if she could use the trip to go on a safari tour.
One source said: “She was told that’s not how these things worked.”
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Ms Rayner’s office did not deny the claims and said: “The itinerary was agreed in advance and this was not part of it."
A spokesman added: “The Deputy Prime Minister carried out diplomatic business and humanitarian engagements to demonstrate the UK’s commitment to the region and promote ambitions for partnerships and mutual economic growth.”
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She said: “I think it’s totally okay for Rachel to make that decision.
“She said why she did that, she said it was around security as well. I completely understand her position on that, and she’s declared it in the proper and right way.”