Osborne denies ticket dispute
The Chancellor George Osborne paid a £189.50 upgrade after boarding a first class train carriage with a standard class ticket this afternoon. The Treasury said Mr Osborne was not aware of any row with a ticket officer.
Bob Crow: 'This says it all about this rotten Government'
Bob Crow, leader of the RMT rail union, said:
"This says it all about this rotten Government. Here we have a millionaire Chancellor who thinks he's above the normal rules and laws. George Osborne attempting to bunk first class is this ConDem administration in a nutshell."
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