Ruth Kelly, Egg on face

[John Galt]

Utterly disgraceful. Hand grenades soaked in Nitric acid and napalm should come with being a politician, not eggs. It's no wonder we have no democracy when voters conduct themselves in such a moderate fashion.

And the bloke was arrested Xog. Obviously slinging breakfast fodder presents a far greater threat to our society than death threats - it's only fair

[xoggoth]

She said: "This is just one of those things that comes with being a politician."

Utterly disgraceful. Hand grenades soaked in Nitric acid and napalm should come with being a politician, not eggs. It's no wonder we have no democracy when voters conduct themselves in such a moderate fashion.

[lilelvis2000]

The terrorists obviously have run out of explosive as they are resorting to sacrificing the unborn children of hens in their maniacal crusade.

[Churchill]

Werent there any Syrians or Iranians involved ?

Well Alfie, if you wish to add a little controversy, she is a Preliate of Opus Dei...

[AlfredJPruffock]

Werent there any Syrians or Iranians involved ?

[sunnysan]

Respect

I do not like Ruth Kelly for her politics,but she showed herself as the better party, by handling the attack with dignity, and I think politically she came off better.

She behaved better than 2Jags "EX-merchant sea man" Presscott who proceeded to blank the heckler with a left hook

[DaveB]

If yours comes out that colour you need to see a doctor mate

[bogeyman]

Best cum shot ever!

[Churchill]

Literally





Education Secretary Ruth Kelly was struck with an egg as she left a court on Monday after the case of a protester who had targeted her previously.
Ms Kelly was hit on the head with the egg outside Salford Magistrates' Court.

Police arrested a 44-year-old man on suspicion of a public order offence and witness intimidation.

Ms Kelly was due to give evidence against Fathers 4 Justice protester Simon Wilmot-Coverdale, but he changed his plea to guilty at the hearing.

He admitted using threatening behaviour towards Ms Kelly at a meeting in her constituency of Bolton West last April, in which she was hit by an egg.

Wilmot-Coverdale was given a two-year suspended sentence, and ordered to pay £250 compensation to Ms Kelly, and £450 court costs.

As she left court Ms Kelly ducked, trying to avoid the egg as it was hurled at her.

She said: "This is just one of those things that comes with being a politician."

Her attacker said he was from a group called "Real Fathers for Justice". The original Fathers 4 Justice group disbanded last month.

Witnesses said Ms Kelly looked shocked when the egg broke on the back of her head.

Sue Ganner, of Salford, said: "The egg went everywhere, it was all over her. It went all over the back of her head. She looked completely shocked."

Wilmot-Coverdale, 35, from Flixton, Greater Manchester, admitted being part of the earlier attack on Ms Kelly when an egg was also thrown.

He was one of two men who ran at her as she arrived for a public debate at a Methodist church in her Bolton West constituency before the general election last May.

One of the attackers tried to place metal handcuffs around her wrists but was stopped by members of the public and another candidate.

In her written statement to the court, Ms Kelly said she had suffered a bruise to her arm in the attack. The second attacker has not been identified.