Dan Glass was due to receive award from Brown for his work on transport issues . The former mayor of London has been a vocal critic of the government's plans to cut public spending and said he would not be surprised if it scrapped rail fares in favour of charging motorists more money at `` Prime minister managed to free himself in about 30 seconds , '' said Glass . A Brown spokesman called the incident `` minor '' and `` very lighthearted . '' Glass part of Plane Stupid group , which campaigns against climate change .
Dan Glass was due to receive award from Brown for his work on transport issues . The former mayor of London has been a vocal critic of the government's plans to cut public spending and said he would not be surprised if it scrapped rail fares in favour of charging motorists more money at `` Prime minister managed to free himself in about 30 seconds , '' said Glass . Glass part of Plane Stupid group , which campaigns against climate change .