Thornberry apologises after busting herself for speeding
The shadow attorney general posted a picture of herself driving on the motorway at 81mph.
Labour frontbencher Emily Thornberry has apologised after posting a picture of herself speeding on a motorway at 81mph.
The Mail on Sunday said the shadow attorney general uploaded the photograph, taken by a backseat passenger, of her driving a Toyota Prius in the middle lane of the motorway.
Alongside it on her Instagram account she wrote “On my way to Labour Conference” – which was taking place in Liverpool – adding that she was “choosing a Labour Students disco playlist”.
The image has apparently since been taken down.
Her spokesman said: “She is well aware that the speed limits are set where they are for a reason, and she apologises unreservedly for this fleeting and totally unwitting moment when she exceeded them on the drive to Liverpool.”