A Tory MP has been branded "cruel" and "irresponsible" for taking his dog out for a stroll in the sun during the early summer heatwave.
Craig Mackinlay posed with his pet pooch after saying he and his family had gone on a 40-minute, two mile coastal stroll.
But fellow dog owners slammed the MP for South Thanet, 55, for going on the walk in his constituency from Ramsgate to Broadstairs, Kent, on Saturday, when temperatures rocketed to 28C (84F).
