U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologized Thursday for taking off his seat belt to film a 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 U.K. by a fine of up to 500 pounds ($620).
Sunak’s travel arrangements also drew criticism after it emerged he took a 28-minute flight on a taxpayer-funded jet from northwest to northeast England as he promoted government funding for community projects on Thursday.
(AP)
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wealth and arrogance is the view we catch from this boggle, here is a representative of the commonwealth that has perhaps more wealth and is not a christian….oh my…..who really is the rule of the British