Labor treasury spokesman Stephen Mullighan cops parking fine during press conference

Labor’s treasury spokesman has admitted he did the wrong thing and has paid a parking fine he copped during a press conference. See the video.

Labor treasury spokesman Stephen Mullighan has paid a parking ticket he copped during a press conference yesterday afternoon.

Mr Mullighan was addressing the media near the State Administration Centre at Victoria Square about 12pm when a television camera operator alerted him to a parking inspector putting a ticket on his Land Rover.

Stephen Mullighan receives a parking fine at a press conference. Pictures: 7NEWS

“Are you serious?” Mr Mullighan replied.

He was then captured on film liaising with the parking inspector, but the conversation ended quickly and Mr Mullighan did not dispute he parked in the wrong area.

“He (the inspector) rightly pointed out I was parking in the wrong spot,” Mr Mullighan told The Advertiser.

Stephen Mullighan receives a parking fine at a press conference. Pictures: 7 News

“It’s my mistake, no-one likes getting a parking ticket but it’s no excuse to remonstrate with a parking inspector.

“You’ve got to cop that on the chin”

Mr Mullighan paid the $71 fine on Friday morning.

The press conference was to address SA’s latest unemployment figures for January, which were the worst in the country.