Justin Welby is a busy man: the Archbishop of Canterbury took centre stage at the King’s coronation on Saturday. Then, on Wednesday, he was holding forth in the Lords on Suella Braverman’s boats bill. But does Welby’s busy diary mean he sometimes forgets to slow down?
Mr Steerpike only asks because the Archbishop is back in the headlines: this time for being caught speeding. Welby was slapped with three points on his licence and ordered to pay £510 for driving in his VW Golf at 25mph in a 20mph zone. The incident took place last October on London’s Albert Embankment.
Welby admitted being behind the wheel after he was contacted by the Metropolitan Police, the Evening Standard reported.
A spokesman for Lambeth Palace said: ‘He has tried to resolve this and pay the fine three times. He has all the paperwork to prove that he has tried to pay. Admin errors seem to be causing problems.’
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