Airport fast track plan for rich 'bizarre'

Labour critics today hit out at government plans to allow wealthy travellers to be fast-tracked through immigration at UK airports.

The Government is considering trying to cut long queues at airports by giving “high value” passengers special treatment. Brian Moore, the outgoing head of the UK Border Force, told MPs the move would show that “Britain is open for business”.

Keith Vaz, chairman of the home affairs select committee, said: “This is a bizarre, rather half-baked proposal. I would be very much against the rich being able to buy themselves fast-tracking through immigration.”