Labour Leader mobbed outside parliament

Police officers were forced to intervene as the Labour leader was mobbed outside parliament.

Officers stepped in to protect the Opposition leader on Monday as the group, some protesting about Covid restrictions, followed him and shadow foreign secretary David Lammy from outside Scotland Yard.

Police had to bundle Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer into a car after a mob shouting "traitor" ambushed him.

Video showed Sir Keir, surrounded by police, being followed down the street while being targeted with shouts of "why aren't you opposing?" and "traitor".

"Why did you go after Julian Assange, why did you go after journalists?" one man shouted.

It was understood Sir Keir was not harmed during the incident.

Scotland Yard said two arrests were made after there were clashes between police and protesters after officers escorted Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer to safety.

A Metropolitan Police statement said: "Shortly after 5.10pm on Monday, February 7, a man who had been surrounded by a group of protesters near to New Scotland Yard, was taken away from the scene by a police car.

"A man and a woman were arrested at the scene for assault of an emergency worker after a traffic cone was thrown at a police officer.

"They have been taken into custody."

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