Anthony Albanese has been accused of “swanning around on the taxpayer dollar” amidst mounting criticism for rounding out his official overseas visit to England at the UK Labour Party conference.

Australia’s Prime Minister will address the left-wing party’s annual conference in Liverpool on Sunday (UK time) before heading home via Abu Dhabi.

He will be the first Australian Prime Minister to address the political gathering, where he is intending to tell UK Labour members that institutions are under threat and that like Australian Labor members, they stand ready to defend democracy together.

“We all know this is a time when trust in governments and institutions is under challenge,” Mr Albanese will say.

“We all sense this is an era when our capacity for peaceful disagreement is being test

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