Tory leadership hope Penny Mordaunt has spent £1,500 on a private helicopter flight to attend the book festival
- She is believed to have chartered the flight to Wales from near her home in Portsmouth
- A trip like this could cost up to £5,000, the Mail on Sunday has found
- Mordaunt is said to have fled with two people, including a PR guru
penny Mordaunt has spent up to £1,500 on a private helicopter flight which she traveled a few hundred miles to attend a book festival, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
In a move that likely raises concerns that the Tory Leadership hopeful has no touch with ordinary Britons who suffer a cost of living Ms Mordaunt is believed to have chartered the flight from near her home in Portsmouth to the Hay literary festival on the Welsh borders this summer.
The MoS has noted that such a trip could cost up to £5,000 and understands Ms Mordaunt took the flight with two companions, one of whom was her very close friend and PR guru Chris Lewis.
Mr Lewis was Ms Mordaunt’s co-author on her book Greater: Britain After The Storm. His multinational agency, Team Lewis, had a turnover of £46million last year.
Penny Mordaunt has spent up to £1,500 on a private helicopter flight which she traveled a few hundred miles to attend a book festival, The Mail on Sunday can reveal
According to local aviation experts, there is only one helicopter company near Ms Mordaunt’s Portsmouth home that offers chartered private flights. This company is Elite Helicopters which operates out of Goodwood Aerodrome in West Sussex and is used by celebrity clients.
According to the company’s Instagram page, it recently flew Hollywood movie star Keanu Reeves to the British Grand Prix.
Last night Ms Mordaunt’s team said she paid for her own seat on the helicopter, which could have cost around £1,500.
The Conservative Party leader contender is said to have been invited to the Powys literary event by TV channel Sky Arts.
