[pounds sterling]1million bill for Tony's travels.

From: The Daily Mail (London, England) | Date: July 17, 2003 | Copyright information

Byline: PAUL EASTHAM

TONY BLAIR spent [pounds sterling]2,837 of taxpayers' money on an all- expenses paid trip to Madrid to attend the wedding of the Spanish Premier's daughter.

Last night critics demanded to know why public money was used for a visit motivated mainly by a desire to pay a compliment to a family friend.

The September trip's cost emerged in official figures for Ministerial travel which revealed that the Prime Minister spent almost [pounds sterling]1million on overseas visits in the last year.

Mr Blair and his entourage undertook 26 trips, ...

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