UK leader Rishi Sunak says sorry for not wearing seat belt

Published January 19, 2023 9:34 AM

LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has apologized for taking off his seat belt to film a social media video in a moving car. A spokesman said that 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.” 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 that 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.

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