A makeover for the military plane used by Boris Johnson and senior politicians will cost £900,000, Downing Street has revealed.
Sky News reported on Tuesday on the plan to transform the RAF Voyager from grey to a Union Jack-inspired red, white and blue design on the rear of its fuselage and on the tail.
Mr Johnson's spokesman has now said it will cost £900,000.
He told reporters the bill "incorporates the cost of creating a design that will promote the UK around the world without compromising the plane's vital military role".
"This will mean that the plane can better represent the UK around the world with national branding, similar to many other leaders' planes, while also retaining its military air-to-air refuelling capability," said the spokesman.
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"At every stage we have worked to ensure value for money for the UK taxpayer and all of the work has been undertaken in the UK, directly benefiting British suppliers."
He said the plane is already being repainted in Cambridgeshire and that it is also used by the Royal Family.
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Jamie Stone, defence spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats, called the cost "insulting" and an "absurd waste" while "so many families are struggling to put food on the table and so many are worried about their job security".
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