Matt Hancock ‘assaulted on London Underground’ as man arrested
Matt Hancock ‘assaulted on London Underground’ as man arrested
A man has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting former health secretary Matt Hancock on the London Underground.
A 61-year-old man is in custody, on suspicion of common assault and a public order offence, after an incident at Westminster Underground station, British Transport Police said. It happened on Tuesday morning, but details have only just been released.
Footage posted to social media shows a member of the Tube staff walking with Mr Hancock along a platform and getting on a Tube train, then pleading with a man to stop following them and making accusations.
At one point, the MP for West Suffolk, who was unhurt in the incident, tells the employee that he appreciates her walking with him.
She also accompanies him during the Tube journey while a man is heard continuing his accusations and using foul language.
A spokesman for Mr Hancock said the encounter with the man was “unpleasant”, adding: “Both Transport for London (TfL) staff and the British Transport Police were fantastic and the man has since been arrested.
“This sort of behaviour is a rare occurrence,” and stressed the “importance of shutting down baseless misinformation which causes so much harm”.
“Matt wants to put on record his thanks to TfL and the British Transport Police for their extraordinary work,” the spokesman added.
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).
Reference: Story by Jane Dalton
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