Anyone who has worked in politics know that sometimes unusual correspondences end up in your inbox. But one party organiser was slightly taken aback by a handwritten letter he received this morning, because it confirmed that the Labour Party have today received an official apology after someone had a wee in Neil Kinnock’s garden 28 years ago.

The writer of the letter, who remains anonymous to us, says that they met Kinnock and his family in a “drinking establishment”, possibly around 1988 or 1989. They admit to urinating “where I shouldn’t in his garden, after being intoxicated”, and believe that now, 28 years later “is the appropriate time to formally apologise”.

You can read the full letter below. We are assured it will be passed on to Neil and Glenys.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

Dear Sir/Madam,

RE: PERSONAL MATTER

Please forgive me for an unforgettable experience that occurred, I think during 1988-89, whilst Neil Kinnock was leader of your party.

I would like to express my sincere apology to all concerned, particularly himself, his wife, daughter & son, whom I had met in a local drinking establishment.

I urinated where I shouldn’t in his garden, after being intoxicated.

I have experienced a lot of trauma since & now am aware this is the appropriate time to formally apologise.