British government sinks royal jubilee yacht
Britain’s government yesterday torpedoed suggestions by Education minister Michael Gove that taxpayers could pay for a new royal yacht to mark the diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
The queen’s “highly significant contribution” to Britain and the Commonwealth deserved a “lasting legacy,” he said in a proposal to Culture minister Jeremy Hunt.
“ I don’t think this would be an appropriate use of public money, given the state of the nation’s finances,” PM David Cameron’s spokesman told reporters.
“In the first instance, the entire question of whether or not there should be a new royal yacht is a question for the palace not the government,” he added.
A case of the “the haves and the have yachts”, Deputy PM Nick Clegg joked.
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