Mayor's £17K Luxury Chauffeur Spend Dubbed 'Excessive and Unjustifiable'

Mayor's £17K luxury chauffeur spend dubbed 'excessive and unjustifiable'

Claire Ward, Labour's East Midlands Mayor, has spent more than £17,000 on luxury chauffeurs in the past 13 months

Mayor’s chauffeur travel bill reaches more than £17,000 in 13 months

East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward has faced criticism after figures showed more than £17,000 has been spent on chauffeur-driven travel since March 2025. Data published by the East Midlands Combined County Authority shows £17,733 was spent on chauffeurs for Ms Ward between March 2025 and April 2026. The spending includes a sharp increase in March […]

REVEALED: 'Excessive' spending of more than £17,000 on chauffeurs by the region’s mayor

The spending of more than £17,000 on chauffeurs by the region’s Labour mayor has been dubbed “excessive, shocking, eyewatering and unjustifiable” by opposition parties. This follows extensive work into the amount of money spent by Claire Ward, East Midlands Mayor, on chauffeurs since March 2025. Data published by the East Midlands Combined County Authority shows […] The post REVEALED: ‘Excessive’ spending of more than £17,000 on chauffeurs by th…