Labour MP Stephen Kinnock has defended a trip he took over the weekend to chat with his 78-year-old father on his birthday. The MP for Aberavon, Wales, tweeted an image of him sat in the garden outside his parents' home - saying they had a "socially distanced celebration".
He said: "Dad turned 78 today. Incredible, but true...I took a couple of chairs over and sat in their front garden for a socially distanced celebration.
As you do. Happy birthday, mate." However Kinnock quickly came under fire with many calling the visit "non-essential travel".
South Wales Police also responded to the MP, advising him the trip was not classed as essential travel. The force, on Twitter, replied: “Hello @SKinnock we know celebrating your Dad’s birthday is a