A mob of people surrounded Labour leader Keir Starmer, calling him a 'paedo protector' after Johnson accused him of failing to prosecute Jimmy Savile.
Two people have been arrested after a crowd swarmed Keir Starmer, chanting"paedo protector".Tory former ministers have publicly told the prime minister to apologise and withdraw the comment.Boris Johnson must apologise and withdraw his"false Savile slurs" against Keir Starmer, two former ministers have said after the Labour leader was swarmed by a mob on Monday evening.
The leader of the opposition was bundled into a police car after being surrounded by a crowd in London. Videos of the incident show protesters shouting"paedo protector" at Starmer. A man and a woman were arrested after a traffic cone was thrown at officers, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement. The two people remain in police custody.
The prime minister condemned the attack, tweeting that it was"absolutely disgraceful" and"completely unacceptable". The behaviour directed at the Leader of the Opposition tonight is absolutely disgraceful. All forms of harassment of our elected representatives are completely unacceptable.But Johnson has come under fire for his own role in the situation. :"What happened to Keir Starmer tonight outside parliament is appalling. It is really important for our democracy & for his security that the false Savile slurs made against him are withdrawn in full.
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