“It was an error of judgment,” admits a slightly embarrassed Downing Street. British police will review video of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appearing on Thursday without a seat belt in the back seat of a car.
In this Story video posted to his Instagram account, the head of the Conservative government talks about his territorial rebalancing policy while sitting in the back seat of a car without a seat belt on a trip to Lancashire, north of England. “We are aware of this and will look into it,” a local police spokesman said.
Failure to use a seat belt can result in a fine of up to £500 (€571). Rishi Sunak “fully admits that this was a mistake and apologizes,” Downing Street said. “It was an error in judgment,” the prime minister removed the belt “for a short time to film the clip,” “but he admits it was a mistake,” a spokesman said. “The Prime Minister believes that everyone should wear seat belts,” he added.
A few criticisms of Rishi Sunak
Even before this incident, Rishi Sunak had been criticized numerous times as he had made several short jet flights of around 30 and 40 minutes after previous short flights last week. “A habit that is costly to the environment and taxpayers,” denounced number two in the Labor opposition, Angela Rayner.
The choice, dictated by questions of efficiency and the optimal use of the Prime Minister’s “time”, was defended by his press secretary. When he was Boris Johnson’s finance minister, Rishi Sunak was fined in the patigate scandal for attending the prime minister’s birthday rally in violation of anti-Covid rules.
Source: Le Parisien
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