UK PM Rishi Sunak Fined For Not Wearing Seat Belt During Lancashire Visit

Facing criticism, Rishi Sunak apologised for taking off his seatbelt to film the social media video in a moving car.

London: Britain Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was fined for not wearing a seat belt while making a video for social media during his visit to Lancashire. The Lancashire Police force said it had looked into a video “circulating on social media showing an individual failing to wear a seat belt while a passenger in a moving car in Lancashire.” The force said, without naming Sunak, that it had “issued a 42-year-old man from London with a conditional offer of a fixed penalty.

Video: UK Rishi Sunak Not Wearing Seatbelt In Moving Car

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Sunak’s office said in a statement that “the prime minister fully accepts this was a mistake and has apologized. He will of course comply with the fixed penalty.”

Facing criticism, Rishi Sunak apologised for taking off his seatbelt to film the social media video in a moving car. A spokesman said Sunak made an “error of judgment” while filming a message for Instagram from the back of an official government car during a visit to northwest England.

Spokesman Jamie Davies said the prime minister “fully accepts this was a mistake and apologizes.” “The prime minister believes everyone should wear a seat belt,” he said. Failing to wear a seat belt is punishable in the UK by a fine of up to 500 pounds ($620).

Sunak’s office said in a statement that “the prime minister fully accepts this was a mistake and has apologized. He will of course comply with the fixed penalty.”