Rishi Sunak fined for not wearing seatbelt during Lancashire visit

‘Brief error of judgment’ captured while PM was recording Instagram video in back of moving car

Rishi Sunak has been fined for not wearing a seatbelt in the back of a moving car while on a trip to northern England.

The prime minister was recording an Instagram video on Thursday during a visit to three towns to promote the government’s levelling up agenda. The video, which shows Sunak turning in his seat to talk to the camera without a seatbelt on, has now been removed from the social media site.