£120K government bill for media training

Isle of Man ministers clock up bill of £120K for media training.

More than £120,000 has been spent on public speaking training for government ministers in the last five years.

That's according to figures provided by the Chief Minister, Howard Quayle in response to a Tynwald question by Rushen MHK, Juan Watterson.

The information revealed confirmed nearly £79,000 was spent in 2018/2019.

However, no money has been spent so far this year.

Ten full time employees are currently in the government’s central communications service.