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The Kinnocks get a ticking off

Credit: Twitter @SKinnock

Naughty, naughty. It seems the MP for Aberavon failed to follow the stringent lockdown rules over the weekend. Stephen Kinnock decided to pay a visit to his father to celebrate the former Labour leader’s 78th birthday. It seems Kinnock Jnr thought he was following the rules on social interaction when he decided to sit in an open-air spot, more than two metres from his parents. But his local police force in South Wales disagreed…

Yes, the Welsh MP’s own constabulary criticised his decision, branding the trip ‘not essential’. Mr S has some sympathy with the Kinnocks however, as police forces across the country seem to disagree as to what the new lockdown measures actually include.

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