A Labour MP ignored government guidelines to wish his dad happy birthday on Saturday.
Stephen Kinnock, MP for Aberavon, Wales, was told off by local police after he went to visit his his father on his 78th birthday and posted a photograph of the event on Twitter.
His wife the former prime minister of Denmark, Helle Thorning, also joined him on the visit.
In his tweet, we said: “Dad turned 78 today. Incredible, but true.
“[Helle Thorning] 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 in reply, South Wales Police 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.”
Kinnock then said how he “felt that this was essential travel” because he also needed to delivery his parents necessary supplies and only stayed long enough to happy birthday.
