Labour claims Boris Johnson's flying visit to Hartlepool ahead of by-election ...
Boris Johnson is accused of breaking the ministerial code by flying in to campaign in by-election on taxpayer-funded private plane PM used taxpayer-funded official private plane to travel to Hartlepool in April Angela Rayner sought probe after Tories declared they spent 'nil' on transport Rules say MPs 'must not use Government resources for party political purposes'
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Labour demanded an inquiry last night into whether Boris Johnson broke the ministerial code by flying in to campaign in a by-election.
The Prime Minister used his taxpayer-funded official private plane to travel to Hartlepool in April.
Deputy leader Angela Rayner requested the probe after it emerged the Conservatives had declared they spent 'nil' on transport.
The rules say ministers 'must not use Government resources for party political purposes'.
But the Tories denied breaking the code as Mr Johnson flew to the North-East for a Government visit to Middlesbrough.
He was then driven to Hartlepool in an official car, which a spokesman said is allowed for security reasons.
Mr Johnson flew to Teesside on April 1, five days
