Sunak’s fixed penalty notice

LANCASHIRE Police on Friday, January 20, issued British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak with a fixed penalty notice. It comes as a result of the Conservative Party leader being spotted not wearing his seatbelt in a vehicle.

Unfortunately for Sunak, a clip recently posted on Instagram while he was in Lancashire promoting his levelling­up funding appeared to show that he was not wearing a seat belt. It was immediately picked up by viewers who questioned why it was alright for him to not wear his belt, as reported by UK TV.

The prime minister subsequently apologised for what he described as a “brief error” of judgement. This is not Mr Sunak’s first runin with law enforcement in the UK. He was previously fined by the Metropolitan Police for breaking the rules during the coronavirus lockdown.