Watchdog clips Ryanair’s wings over attack on Brown

Ryanair was yesterday rapped for adverts which criticised Gordon Brown over air passenger duty.

The budget airline used pictures of the then Chancellor in press adverts which complained about the increased tax rate.

One advert said Mr Brown had “fleeced” holidaymakers in an air passenger tax “deception”, adding: “£1 billion just disappears into greedy Gordon’s pockets.”