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Prime Minister given fixed penalty fine for riding without a seatbelt during Lancashire trip

The Prime Minister has been given a fixed penalty fine by Lancashire Police for riding in a vehicle without a seatbelt.

Rishi Sunak visited the county yesterday, during which time he was in Morecambe, where he gave an address at The Platform as part of the news that the resort’s proposed Eden Project attraction had been awarded £50m of government funding.

During the visit, Mr Sunak was filmed for a short video for social media, where he addressed the camera from the back of a moving vehicle, and in which he is seen without a seatbelt on. 

A spokesperson for Lancashire Police said: ’’You will be aware that a video has been circulating on social media showing an individual failing to wear a seat belt while a passenger in a moving car in Lancashire.

‘’After looking into this matter, we have today (Friday, January 20th) issued a 42-year-old man from London with a conditional offer of fixed penalty.’’

Yesterday, the Prime Minister issued a statement in which he apologised for a ‘brief error of judgement.’

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