• Privacy policy
  • T&C’s
  • About Us
    • FAQ
    • Meet the Team
  • Contact us
TLE ONLINE SHOP!
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
SUPPORT THE LONDON ECONOMIC
NEWSLETTER
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
No Result
View All Result
Home Must Reads Broken Britain

MP told off by Police after he went to dad’s birthday

South Wales Police told him "we know celebrating your Dad’s birthday is a lovely thing to do, however this is not essential travel"

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2020-03-29 19:15
in Broken Britain, Must Reads
Credit;PA

Credit;PA

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailWhatsapp

A Labour MP was told off by police after he went to visit his father to celebrate his 78th birthday — and then posted about it online.

Stephen Kinnock, 50, the member for Aberavon in Wales, and his wife, former Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, took chairs over to his father’s house.

The son of former Labour leader Neil Kinnock said they’d visited him for a “socially distanced celebration”.

Stephen posted a photo of himself on Twitter, sitting a few metres away from his dad, with the caption: “Dad turned 78 today. Incredible, but true.

“@HelleThorning_S and I took a couple of chairs over, and sat in their front garden for a socially distanced celebration.

“As you do. Happy birthday, mate.”

But South Wales Police weren’t impressed by his apparent breach of lockdown rules.

RelatedPosts

Two ‘louts’ kicked Asian taxi driver to death after he asked them to stop eating food in cab

‘Girls smell better at 16 than at 28’: Tory council candidate’s shock remarks

Ironic: Council admits it ‘must try harder’ after misspelling ‘grammar’ on sign outside school

Callous thief stole homeless man’s guitar while he slept in shop doorway

A spokesperson told him off in a message which said: “We know celebrating your Dad’s birthday is a lovely thing to do, however this is not essential travel.

“We all have our part to play in this, we urge you to comply with @GOVUK
restrictions, they are in place to keep us all safe. Thank you.”

But the MP hit back – and claimed he was delivering essential supplies, and was only there long enough to “sing happy birthday”.

His move comes despite a pinned tweet on his page, telling followers they should only leave their homes for food, medicine, exercise, medical needs, to provide care or essential travel to work

Critics hit back at him on Twitter.

Kenny Toal said: “My dad was 75 this week.

“Would have loved to have seen him too. Instead we celebrated using zoom.

“Because it wasn’t an essential journey. Not sure how this is different. But i’m sure you’d be able to clarify.”

James Upson wrote: “This doesn’t look like it complies with your pinned tweet.

“The reason for the rules are in place is surely because some people can’t make sensible decisions, you should be setting an example or at the very least not advertising non compliance on social media!”

Pete Deveson said: “Happy birthday to your dad and all but what part of stay at home don’t you understand?”

Subscribe to our Newsletter

View our  Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

Trending on TLE

  • All
  • trending
Abdollah

‘Rescue us’: Afghan teacher begs UK to help him escape Taliban

CHOMSKY: “If Corbyn had been elected, Britain would be pursuing a much more sane course”

What If We Got Rid Of Prisons?

More from TLE

Galvin at Windows is still one of London’s best restaurants

Professor Green talks of heartbreak after volunteering at Lewisham Foodbank

Watch: Yvette Cooper’s take down of Patel’s Rwanda strategy is a must-watch

Trump is plotting a coup: Will he succeed?

Brexit: Think lorry queues are bad now? It’s going to get a lot worse – here’s why

Senior female Asian officer sues Met Police for discrimination

Weather forecast, alerts and UVB index for London, Thursday 10 June 2021

Transform your life in 8 weeks

These are the best restaurants in Brighton

Really?! Police will not investigate ‘rule-breaking No 10 Xmas party’

About Us

TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.

Read more

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.




No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Travel
  • More…
    • Elevenses
    • Opinion
    • Property
    • Tech & Auto
  • About Us
    • Meet the Team
    • Privacy policy
  • Contact us

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.