George Osborne 'forced to pay £160 first class train upgrade'

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George Osborne has been forced to pay for an upgrade after sitting in a first class train carriage with a standard class ticket.

An aide to Mr Osborne initially refused to pay the £160 supplement and said the chancellor did not want to move into standard class, Virgin Trains said.

ITV reporter Rachel Townsend, who was on the same train as the chancellor, Tweeted about the incident........Read more

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