UK prime minister gets heat for allowing his dog to roam free in park despite leash rules

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his family were spoken to by a police officer after letting their dog on a leash in London’s Hyde Park, police said on Tuesday.

This comes after a video was shared on TikTok, showing the Prime Minister and his family allowing their Labrador, Nova, to roam freely in an area where the rules say dogs must be kept on a leash should go.

It was unclear when the video was filmed.

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Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak walks up the steps of his plane at San Diego International Airport on March 13, 2023. (Pool Photo via Stephen Russo/AP)

“We are aware of a video which appears to show a dog being run off the road in Hyde Park,” the Metropolitan Police force said in a statement. “An officer present at the time spoke to a woman and reminded her of the rules. The dog was put back on lead.”

The police said it would not take any further action.

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Sunak has had two minor brushes with the law during his political career. In January, he was fined by police for taking off his seatbelt to make a social media video in a moving car.

Last year, when he was Treasury chief, he was fined £50 for breaching pandemic lockdown rules by briefly attending a party inside government offices. He was one of dozens of officials fined over the “Partygate” scandal, including the then Prime Minister Boris Johnson.