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.
Osborne 'not aware of any row with ticket officer'
The Treasury has told ITV News the Chancellor had a diary change and he and his aide got a different train. They say that their existing seat reservations did not apply.
The train was crowded so they decided to upgrade from standard class to first class and they always intended to pay the difference.
It says the Chancellor is not aware of any row with a ticket officer.
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