A 61-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting former Health Secretary and I'm A Celeb contestant Matt Hancock on the London Tube.
The alleged attack on the former Health Secretary happened yesterday morning (January 24) at Westminster Underground station, close to the Houses of Parliament.
Police were called shortly before 9am to reports of a man being assaulted and harassed.
Mr Hancock, who grew up in Cheshire, now represents the West Suffolk constituency. Footage of the incident shows the backbench MP being confronted by a man who followed him through the barriers, down an escalator and onto a train calling him a "murderer" while criticising the Covid lockdown, the Mirror reports.
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A member of station staff is shown telling the man: "Please stop doing this."
In a statement British Transport Police said: "We received a report of a man being assaulted and harassed at Westminster Underground station at 8.47am yesterday morning (January 24). A 61-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of common assault and a public order offence and remains in custody. Enquiries into the incident are ongoing."
A spokesperson for Mr Hancock said Mr Hancock had been subject of a "very aggressive and unpleasant encounter". He added: "Matt wants to put on record his thanks to TFL and the British Transport Police for their extraordinary work."
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