Prime Minister Boris Johnson resisted calls for him to apologise for taking a swipe at Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer after the opposition leader was surrounded and followed by a group of protesters. Police had to bundle Starmer into a car near Parliament on Monday evening after around one or two dozen protesters chased him, shadow foreign secretary David Lammy, and three other individuals, shouting at Starmer and making accusations seen by some as echoing Johnson’s comments. A few minor scuffles between the police and the protesters followed the incident, resulting in two arrests. The Metropolitan Police said the pair were arrested on suspicion of assault after a traffic cone was thrown at an officer. The group of protesters, led by Piers Corbyn, brother of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, have been demonstrating regularly against a wide range of issues including lockdowns and the push towards mandatory CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus vaccines. …
Johnson Resists Pressure to Apologise After Starmer Confronted by Protesters
February 8, 2022
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