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| Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has been fined for going through a red light in his car after leaving Parliament. | Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has been fined for going through a red light in his car after leaving Parliament. |
| A spokesman for the Morley and Outwood Labour MP confirmed reports in the Sun of the incident in December last year. | |
| Mr Balls was driving on the Embankment, in central London, after a late-night Commons sitting when he was caught on a camera passing through the light. | Mr Balls was driving on the Embankment, in central London, after a late-night Commons sitting when he was caught on a camera passing through the light. |
| The news comes two months after Mr Balls confessed to having been caught speeding in a separate incident. | The news comes two months after Mr Balls confessed to having been caught speeding in a separate incident. |
| A spokesman for Mr Balls said the red light offence had happened as the MP was driving home six months ago. | A spokesman for Mr Balls said the red light offence had happened as the MP was driving home six months ago. |
| "He passed through the light just after it turned red and he was photographed on a traffic camera," the spokesman added. | "He passed through the light just after it turned red and he was photographed on a traffic camera," the spokesman added. |
| "At the time, the Blackfriars underpass ahead of the traffic light was closed and all traffic passing through the light was being diverted up a slip-road." | "At the time, the Blackfriars underpass ahead of the traffic light was closed and all traffic passing through the light was being diverted up a slip-road." |
| Speeding course | Speeding course |
| In April, Mr Balls said he had been caught speeding while driving at 56mph in a 50mph zone on a motorway in his West Yorkshire constituency. | |
| Writing on his blog, he said he had paid a fine and attended a speed awareness course rather than accept penalty points. | Writing on his blog, he said he had paid a fine and attended a speed awareness course rather than accept penalty points. |
| "I currently have no points on my licence and would like to keep it that way," he wrote. | "I currently have no points on my licence and would like to keep it that way," he wrote. |
| Mr Balls was also caught by the police using his mobile phone while driving during the last general election campaign. | Mr Balls was also caught by the police using his mobile phone while driving during the last general election campaign. |
| He was fined £60 and given three penalty points in April 2010 after being caught during a late-night drive between Yorkshire and London. However, a spokesman said that the points were never applied. | He was fined £60 and given three penalty points in April 2010 after being caught during a late-night drive between Yorkshire and London. However, a spokesman said that the points were never applied. |
| Mr Balls apologised at the time for the incident and said it had been "a fair cop". | Mr Balls apologised at the time for the incident and said it had been "a fair cop". |