The beleagured leader of Britain's Labour Party, Ed Miliband, was today pelted with eggs at a south London market.
The day after polls show that the British people trust the ruling Tory Party (which is in a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats) more with the economy - which is now on the up and exiting its worse recession since the dark days of World War II - than the Labour Party, which puts into doubt Mr Miliband's chances of becoming Prime Minister in 2015, Mr Miliband was campaigning at East Street Market in Walworth.
Miliband was pelted with eggs at a market in Walworth, south London, today
The Labour leader removed his jacket and told people "these things happen" after being hit by at least one egg in East Street Market, Walworth.
He carried on talking to stallholders and shoppers as the egg thrower was stopped by market security staff.
"This is not the first time it's happened to me, I'm sure it's not the last," says Mr Miliband.
"I'm always looking for new ways to connect with the voters."
Mr Miliband carried on talking to people and posing for photos.
Party criticism
The man who was led away told reporters that it had been an "opportunistic moment".
"They should stop giving favouritism to the banks. They do nothing. The government do nothing. The shadow government do nothing," he said.
"I don't believe him at all. If you are poor, you are considered a burden. All they care about is the banks."
The Labour leader has just returned from his summer holiday in France and was in south London as part of Labour's efforts to attack the government's "cost of living crisis", amid criticism from some in his own party about his leadership.
Prime Minister David Cameron at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in south Londonon Tuesday. His Tory Party are on a roll at the moment, and polls released yesterday show voters trust the Tories more with the economy than Labour
BBC News - Ed Miliband hit by egg on campaign trail in London
The day after polls show that the British people trust the ruling Tory Party (which is in a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats) more with the economy - which is now on the up and exiting its worse recession since the dark days of World War II - than the Labour Party, which puts into doubt Mr Miliband's chances of becoming Prime Minister in 2015, Mr Miliband was campaigning at East Street Market in Walworth.
Miliband was pelted with eggs at a market in Walworth, south London, today
The Labour leader removed his jacket and told people "these things happen" after being hit by at least one egg in East Street Market, Walworth.
He carried on talking to stallholders and shoppers as the egg thrower was stopped by market security staff.
"This is not the first time it's happened to me, I'm sure it's not the last," says Mr Miliband.
"I'm always looking for new ways to connect with the voters."
Mr Miliband carried on talking to people and posing for photos.
Party criticism
The man who was led away told reporters that it had been an "opportunistic moment".
"They should stop giving favouritism to the banks. They do nothing. The government do nothing. The shadow government do nothing," he said.
"I don't believe him at all. If you are poor, you are considered a burden. All they care about is the banks."
The Labour leader has just returned from his summer holiday in France and was in south London as part of Labour's efforts to attack the government's "cost of living crisis", amid criticism from some in his own party about his leadership.
Prime Minister David Cameron at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in south Londonon Tuesday. His Tory Party are on a roll at the moment, and polls released yesterday show voters trust the Tories more with the economy than Labour
BBC News - Ed Miliband hit by egg on campaign trail in London
