Car phone fine for Balls

CHILDREN'S Secretary Ed Balls has been issued with a £60 fine for driving while using a mobile phone.

By The Newsroom

Published 26th Apr 2010, 10:54 BST

Updated 26th Apr 2010, 12:27 BST

Mr Balls, who is married to fellow cabinet minister Yvette Cooper, said that the incident happened last Sunday when they were driving from Yorkshire to London with their children.