UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Caught in Enforcement During Walk
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faced embarrassment after being caught by police for letting his dog off the leash in Hyde Park, London.
On the 14th (local time), local media including The Guardian reported, "Prime Minister Sunak and his family were walking a Labrador Retriever by the lakeside in Hyde Park, London, with the dog's leash off."
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was embarrassed after being caught by the police for letting his dog off the leash in Hyde Park, London. [Photo by UK Prime Minister's Office]
This scene has recently spread rapidly on social media. The released video shows Prime Minister Sunak and his family strolling by the lakeside in Hyde Park with their Labrador Retriever. The dog in the video is 'Nova,' who lives with the Prime Minister at the official residence.
Near the lake in Hyde Park, there is a sign stating that dogs must be kept on a leash, but the Prime Minister's dog is freely roaming without a leash. When police pointed this out, the dog was quickly leashed. It is not known when the video was recorded.
A police spokesperson said, "We are aware of the video showing a dog being walked off-leash in Hyde Park," adding, "An officer on the scene spoke to the woman to inform her of the regulations, and the dog was leashed again."
The Guardian reported that the woman mentioned by the police was the Prime Minister's wife, Akshata Murty.
In response, the Prime Minister's office did not comment on the dog leash video, stating it was "a private matter of the Prime Minister's family."
Meanwhile, this is not the first controversy involving Prime Minister Sunak. Earlier this year, he was fined for appearing in a promotional video without wearing a seatbelt. In June 2020, while serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer, he was fined for attending former Prime Minister Boris Johnson's birthday party, which violated lockdown regulations.
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