Lawmaker Busted for Playing Candy Crush During Committee Meeting

British newspaper The Sun got a look at what one member of Parliament was doing during a recent committee hearing:

That’s MP Nigel Mills playing Candy Crush Saga. And Mills had reportedly been playing the game over the course of two and a half hours.

Mills posted an apology on Twitter for his behavior:

I apologise unreservedly for my behaviour at the committee meeting and realise it fell short of what is expected of a Member of Parliament.

— Nigel Mills MP (@NigelMillsMP) December 8, 2014

I guarantee it will not happen again. It is a fantastic privilege to represent Amber Valley, and I hope constituents will continue to …

— Nigel Mills MP (@NigelMillsMP) December 8, 2014

… support my campaigns such as lower taxes for hard-working people.

— Nigel Mills MP (@NigelMillsMP) December 8, 2014

But that’s not the end of it, because The Sun obtained pictures and video of Mills playing the game, and doing so is a breach of Parliament rules. And so, there is an investigation underway into who filmed the video.

[image via The Sun]

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