" I thought it sounded cheAP"
French police have charged a taxi driver with stealing luggage and cash from UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy and his wife Nicola Green.
The driver allegedly sped off with the couple's luggage after a row over a fare for the 360-mile journey from Forli, in Italy, to the French ski resort of Flaine, in Haute-Savoie.
The driver insisted he was owed 700 euros (£590) in cash for part of the journey not covered by an upfront payment to a booking service.But the Foreign Office said in a statement the fare had been paid in full before they set off on their private holiday.
The couple had decided to take a private holiday in France after spending three days on a state visit to Italy with King Charles and Queen Camilla.
Sources say they arranged their own transport, at their own expense, through booking company getTransfer.com.
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