You May fly after a selfie

New York – Prime Minister Theresa May struck an unusual deal with New York police to help stricken British officials make their flight home on Wednesday: a high-speed escort through airport traffic in exchange for a picture with the British leader.

Fresh from a meeting with US president Donald Trump at the United Nations, May cruised through rush-hour New York traffic in a police-escorted motorcade, but a vehicle carrying eight senior aides was forced to stop with gearbox failure.

May’s Royal Air Force jet waited at John F Kennedy airport for nearly an hour. After a lengthy wait, the prime minister warned the delayed delegates they had six minutes to make it to the plane.

But with the help of three New York Police Department Officers they made it in time and May honoured the deal by posing with the policemen on the steps to her plane.