Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell came under attack today for taking a trip to Brazil which included tickets to watch Lewis Hamilton in the Grand Prix at the weekend.Ms Jowell and two government officials were at the Interlagos circuit to witness Hamilton becoming the youngest Formula One champion at the start of their five-day excursion funded by the British taxpayer.
Ms Jowell was the guest of Brazilian sports minister Orlando Silva.
Her private secretary and Nicky Roche, a director at the Government Olympic Executive, re-arranged their flights after the consul general in Brazil secured F1 tickets for them at short notice.
The excursion for three government employees to South America is thought to have cost at least £10,000 and has angered some MPs who say the Olympics minister should be more frugal during tough economic times.
**Whilst we panic on how to pay bills, the "party of the people" swan off to Brazil to watch the motor racing. No seriously as jobs vanish, as bills rise, as our pensions vanish into the void they feel our pain.
Although the feel it first class in South America....
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