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G20 bound Theresa May stuck on the tarmac at Heathrow after Britain’s top banker got stuck in traffic

Police motorbike outrider sent to retrieve Bank of England Governor Mark Carney

THERESA May was left stuck on the tarmac at Heathrow on the way to the G20 in China today - by  Britain’s top banker.

Officials were forced to send a Metropolitan Police motorbike outrider to pluck Mark Carney from M25 traffic as he made his way to Heathrow.

Theresa May and Philip Hammond were stuck on the tarmac at Heathrow today as Britain's top banker sat in traffic
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Theresa May and Philip Hammond were stuck on the tarmac at Heathrow today as Britain's top banker sat in trafficCredit: PA:Press Association
The Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer are on their way to China for the G20 summit
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The Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer are on their way to China for the G20 summitCredit: PA:Press Association
Governor of Bank of England Mark Carney eventually arrived at Heathrow after cops were sent to retrieve him from traffic
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Governor of Bank of England Mark Carney eventually arrived at Heathrow after cops were sent to retrieve him from trafficCredit: PA:Press Association

The PM’s own plane - branded Ther-easy Jet  by Number 10 -  took off 23 minutes late as the Bank of England Governor put back the schedule.

The delay causes a major headache for civil servants arranging the Prime Minister’s programme.

Upon landing in Hangzhou, Mrs May will head straight to a meeting with US President Barack Obama.

The RAF Voyager, that cost taxpayers £10 million, had to make the time up in the air on the way to Asia ahead of the bi-lateral meeting.

Mrs May will meet Russia’s President Putin and China’s President Xi on her first overseas trip outside Europe.

Chancellor Philip Hammond is also on the trip.  However, Mrs May’s husband Philip did not travel despite an invitation from China.

 

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Monday's meeting with President Xi could be frosty after the PM postponed plans for the partly-Chinese funded Hinkley Point nuclear plant.

But, Mrs May made no mention of this as she left for the summit saying: This is a golden era for UK-China relations and one of the things I will be doing at the G20 is obviously talking to President Xi about how we can develop the strategic partnership that we have between the UK and China."

The G20 is Mrs May's first international summit since Britain voted to leave the European Union in June.

Ina  statement she said: "The message for the G20 is that Britain is open for business as a bold, confident, outward-looking country and we will be playing a key role on the world stage.

"My ambition is that Britain will be a global leader in free trade."

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