British Prime Minister David Cameron was shoved in the street by a member of the public today in a "very significant security breach."
The PM was in Britain's third-largest city, Leeds, to promote the government's proposed HS3 high speed rail link between Leeds and Manchester.
But as he came out of the city's Civic Hall a passing jogger (who looks like your usual troublemaking, Left Wing, green, student type) ran up to him at speed forcing Mr Cameron to move out of the way while his surrounding security team look on.
MPs called on Scotland Yard chief Bernard Hogan-Howe to launch an immediate investigation into how the man was allowed to get so close to the PM.
Mr Cameron spotted the man running up to him and took a step back and to the left before security noticed and bundled the protester to the floor.
The PM did not fall over and calmly walked to his waiting car before being driven away from the scene uninjured.
One witness said Mr Cameron 'sidestepped' the man in a 'lovely little move'. The jogger had crossed the pavement towards the Prime Minister, clutching a white towel.
Police took the 28-year-old man away. He was arrested but later released.
West Yorkshire Police said that no threat had been made, adding: 'Nothing sinister, just a man in the wrong place at the wrong time.'
But Conservative MP Mark Pritchard demanded a full investigation into how the Metropolitan Police security team allowed the man to get so close to the Prime Minister.
BREAKING: David Cameron shoved in the street by member of the public as surrounding protection officers watched in 'very significant security breach'
As the PM walked out of Leeds Civic Hall a protester ran up and shoved him
The PM spotted the approaching runner before his security team
Mr Cameron took a step back before calmly walking to his waiting car
After being shoved the PM was still left on his own before getting in vehicle
A 28-year-old man was later arrested and then released by police
MPs call for immediate Scotland Yard inquiry into security lapse
Former Royal protection officer says incident 'a significant security breach'
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By Tom McTague, Deputy Political Editor for MailOnline
27 October 2014
Daily Mail
David Cameron was shoved in the street by a member of the public this morning in a 'very significant security breach'.
The Prime Minister was in Leeds to promote the Government's proposed HS3 high speed railway line in the north.
But as he came out of the city's Civic Hall a passing jogger ran up to him at speed forcing Mr Cameron to move out of the way while his surrounding security team look on.
MPs called on Scotland Yard chief Bernard Hogan-Howe to launch an immediate investigation into how the man was allowed to get so close to the PM. It comes less than a week after a lone-wolf gunman killed a soldier before attacking the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa.
The Prime Minister was shoved by a member of the public who was later arrested but then released
Mr Cameron was in Leeds city centre today when the major lapse of security occurred
Mr Cameron spotted the man running up to him and took a step back and to the left before security noticed and bundled the protester to the floor.
The PM did not fall over and calmly walked to his waiting car before being driven away from the scene uninjured.
One witness said Mr Cameron 'sidestepped' the man in a 'lovely little move'. The jogger had crossed the pavement towards the Prime Minister, clutching a white towel.
Police took the 28-year-old man away. He was arrested but later released.
West Yorkshire Police said that no threat had been made, adding: 'Nothing sinister, just a man in the wrong place at the wrong time.'
But Conservative MP Mark Pritchard demanded a full investigation into how the Metropolitan Police security team allowed the man to get so close to the Prime Minister.
Security wrestled the man to the ground before hauling him off into a police van
The 28-year-old was arrested but released saying it was 'nothing sinister, just a man in the wrong place at the wrong time'
He was arrested after Prime Minister David Cameron left Leeds Civic Hall after a conference on the planned HS3 high speed rail link
Mr Pritchard called for the Met's commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe to launch an immediate internal inquiry.
He said: 'The Met Police have some of the best close protection officers in the world. However, this was a clear breach of security and could have been far more sinister in outcome.
'With the terror threat level increased, this cannot be allowed to happen again. The Met Commissioner should call an immediate and swift internal inquiry to discover why this happened and implement the necessary lessons learned as quickly as possible.'
Former Royal protection officer Steve Park said Mr Cameron's security had taken their 'eye off the ball'.
He said: ‘They were concentrating on the Prime Minister rather than looking outwardly at the attackers.
‘It’s a serious security breach. The Prime Minister has then been allowed to stand alone and look at it for a momentary time.
‘What should have happened is something called cover and protect. A protection officer puts his hand on the head of the Prime Minister and straight into the waiting car.
‘It’s a very significant security breach. For an attacker to be able to get to a Prime Minister. I don’t remember that happening before.’
Witness Chris Wilson described the man as 'just a typical hippy type', adding: 'It looked like Cameron sidestepped him. It was a lovely little move'
Mr Cameron was escorted into a waiting car after the incident in Leeds
Following the incident, West Yorkshire Chief Inspector Derek Hughes said: 'Around midday, a 28-year-old local man was briefly arrested after he came close to the prime minister's group who had just left the civic hall in Leeds.
'No threats were made, and after the man's details were checked, he was de-arrested and allowed on his way.'
Witness Chris Wilson described the man as 'just a typical hippy type'.
He said: 'It looked like Cameron sidestepped him. It was a lovely little move. He should be on the stage, really.
'And then he was tackled by the person behind. And then he (Cameron) was in the car and the car was gone.
'They were on him. They were like flies round poo. One minute he was down, then he was up again and moving. It was fast.'
Mr Wilson said the man ran about 10 yards across the road towards the Prime Minister. He said he was white, with a beard and dreadlocks.
Downing Street this afternoon refused to comment on the incident.
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The PM was in Britain's third-largest city, Leeds, to promote the government's proposed HS3 high speed rail link between Leeds and Manchester.
But as he came out of the city's Civic Hall a passing jogger (who looks like your usual troublemaking, Left Wing, green, student type) ran up to him at speed forcing Mr Cameron to move out of the way while his surrounding security team look on.
MPs called on Scotland Yard chief Bernard Hogan-Howe to launch an immediate investigation into how the man was allowed to get so close to the PM.
Mr Cameron spotted the man running up to him and took a step back and to the left before security noticed and bundled the protester to the floor.
The PM did not fall over and calmly walked to his waiting car before being driven away from the scene uninjured.
One witness said Mr Cameron 'sidestepped' the man in a 'lovely little move'. The jogger had crossed the pavement towards the Prime Minister, clutching a white towel.
Police took the 28-year-old man away. He was arrested but later released.
West Yorkshire Police said that no threat had been made, adding: 'Nothing sinister, just a man in the wrong place at the wrong time.'
But Conservative MP Mark Pritchard demanded a full investigation into how the Metropolitan Police security team allowed the man to get so close to the Prime Minister.
BREAKING: David Cameron shoved in the street by member of the public as surrounding protection officers watched in 'very significant security breach'
As the PM walked out of Leeds Civic Hall a protester ran up and shoved him
The PM spotted the approaching runner before his security team
Mr Cameron took a step back before calmly walking to his waiting car
After being shoved the PM was still left on his own before getting in vehicle
A 28-year-old man was later arrested and then released by police
MPs call for immediate Scotland Yard inquiry into security lapse
Former Royal protection officer says incident 'a significant security breach'
Comes amid heightened terror fears following Canadian lone-wolf shootings
Prime Minister was in Leeds promoting a new northern high speed rail line
By Tom McTague, Deputy Political Editor for MailOnline
27 October 2014
Daily Mail
David Cameron was shoved in the street by a member of the public this morning in a 'very significant security breach'.
The Prime Minister was in Leeds to promote the Government's proposed HS3 high speed railway line in the north.
But as he came out of the city's Civic Hall a passing jogger ran up to him at speed forcing Mr Cameron to move out of the way while his surrounding security team look on.
MPs called on Scotland Yard chief Bernard Hogan-Howe to launch an immediate investigation into how the man was allowed to get so close to the PM. It comes less than a week after a lone-wolf gunman killed a soldier before attacking the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa.
The Prime Minister was shoved by a member of the public who was later arrested but then released
Mr Cameron was in Leeds city centre today when the major lapse of security occurred
Mr Cameron spotted the man running up to him and took a step back and to the left before security noticed and bundled the protester to the floor.
The PM did not fall over and calmly walked to his waiting car before being driven away from the scene uninjured.
One witness said Mr Cameron 'sidestepped' the man in a 'lovely little move'. The jogger had crossed the pavement towards the Prime Minister, clutching a white towel.
Police took the 28-year-old man away. He was arrested but later released.
West Yorkshire Police said that no threat had been made, adding: 'Nothing sinister, just a man in the wrong place at the wrong time.'
But Conservative MP Mark Pritchard demanded a full investigation into how the Metropolitan Police security team allowed the man to get so close to the Prime Minister.
Security wrestled the man to the ground before hauling him off into a police van
The 28-year-old was arrested but released saying it was 'nothing sinister, just a man in the wrong place at the wrong time'
He was arrested after Prime Minister David Cameron left Leeds Civic Hall after a conference on the planned HS3 high speed rail link
Mr Pritchard called for the Met's commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe to launch an immediate internal inquiry.
He said: 'The Met Police have some of the best close protection officers in the world. However, this was a clear breach of security and could have been far more sinister in outcome.
'With the terror threat level increased, this cannot be allowed to happen again. The Met Commissioner should call an immediate and swift internal inquiry to discover why this happened and implement the necessary lessons learned as quickly as possible.'
Former Royal protection officer Steve Park said Mr Cameron's security had taken their 'eye off the ball'.
He said: ‘They were concentrating on the Prime Minister rather than looking outwardly at the attackers.
‘It’s a serious security breach. The Prime Minister has then been allowed to stand alone and look at it for a momentary time.
‘What should have happened is something called cover and protect. A protection officer puts his hand on the head of the Prime Minister and straight into the waiting car.
‘It’s a very significant security breach. For an attacker to be able to get to a Prime Minister. I don’t remember that happening before.’
Witness Chris Wilson described the man as 'just a typical hippy type', adding: 'It looked like Cameron sidestepped him. It was a lovely little move'
Mr Cameron was escorted into a waiting car after the incident in Leeds
Following the incident, West Yorkshire Chief Inspector Derek Hughes said: 'Around midday, a 28-year-old local man was briefly arrested after he came close to the prime minister's group who had just left the civic hall in Leeds.
'No threats were made, and after the man's details were checked, he was de-arrested and allowed on his way.'
Witness Chris Wilson described the man as 'just a typical hippy type'.
He said: 'It looked like Cameron sidestepped him. It was a lovely little move. He should be on the stage, really.
'And then he was tackled by the person behind. And then he (Cameron) was in the car and the car was gone.
'They were on him. They were like flies round poo. One minute he was down, then he was up again and moving. It was fast.'
Mr Wilson said the man ran about 10 yards across the road towards the Prime Minister. He said he was white, with a beard and dreadlocks.
Downing Street this afternoon refused to comment on the incident.
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