I do think that this whole milkshake business should be deemed as an assault really. There has to be a consequence for that kind of intrusion into someones personal space, if only as a deterrent to others.

Actual physical acts of violence are of course worse, just as cowardly and more consequential. I don't really heap this into that pile though as it wasn't a premeditated act, like hurling a milkshake. It was an instinctive action at a perceived threat.

I can see how it would be deemed excessive, and I don't think it shows him in a good light, but at the same time, I'm not sure that I'd want a message sent out that if people burst into a room with unknown intentions, everyone should just passively sit there and let events unfold through fear of personal consequence. What happened wasn't ideal by any means, but a sense of perspective should be applied. It's a 'tomorrow's fish and chip paper' situation.

Edited by dollardays (23 Jun 2019 9.38pm)

Apparently this event had no security.

In that case, unless you are going to wait half an hour for the Police to turn up I expect someone had to make her leave.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

Exactly rather than focus on the MP why is the media not focusing on the lack of security. 40 odd (and I mean odd) demonstrators were able to gain access.

Whatever security was there be it police or private security was completely inadequate for an event that is an obvious target for protestors.

One more point

As usual you didn’t check your facts Stirling

It was security that called the Police. There is a blog in the Spectator about the light touch security.

The Police would have been there almost instantaneously, Cannon Street is next door too which is policed. Try finding another excuse. Field isn’t, he simply apologised but hey, what does he know.

Exactly.

Got to have had someone on the inside, surely?

40 of them bowling about at a high security event in the city ffs