Minister for upgrades but children go business class

He has already been accused of ungentlemanly behaviour after circulating details of a colourful private conversation with the Mayor of London.
Now senior Labour MP Keith Vaz appears to have forgotten the great tradition of letting women and children go first.
After being upgraded on a recent family trip to India, the former Home Office minister and his lawyer wife Maria enjoyed first-class seats on Jet Airways, described by the airline as like 'your own private bedroom 30,000ft above the earth'.
Meanwhile their children, Luke, 13, and 12-year-old Anjali, were left in lower-grade seats further back in the plane.
Mr Vaz revealed details of the upgrade on the House of Commons Register of Members' Interests.
He said: 'On 28 December 2008 and 10 January 2009 my wife and children and I were upgraded on flights from London to Mumbai from standard class to business class and first class by Jet Airways.'
But a spokesman for the MP confirmed that it was Mr Vaz, 52, and his 49-year old wife who took the best seats on offer.
Jet Airways boasts that there are only eight passengers per cabin in first class, with each enjoying a seat that turns into a 90-inch long flat bed, and a private wardrobe.
It adds: 'Close the dual sliding doors to create your own private suite, offering unrivalled privacy and more personal space than one can imagine.'
The in- flight entertainment includes a 23in flat-screen TV with a choice of 75 films and TV programmes on demand.
Mr Vaz could also have enjoyed a five-course meal of 'world-class cuisine' and have been provided with lip balms, facial sprays, sleeper suits, eye masks, slippers and body lotion, should he have wanted any.
13/02/09 Tom Kelly/Daily Mail, UK

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