David Cameron was shoved by a man dressed in black on the streets of
Leeds on Monday 27 October 2014.
The incident occurred as Cameron left Leeds Civic Hall where had been
promoting the idea of a new high-speed rail link, HS3, for the North of
England. Continue...
Video footage (below) shows the prime minister being quickly put into his
car by his guards as others on his security detail grapple with a man.
The ability of someone to get so close to Cameron, even if it was a
mistake, has raised questions about the effectiveness of his security
arrangements.
The man was initially reported to be a protester. However, West Yorkshire
Police later said the incident was "nothing sinister" and was
"just a man in the wrong place at the wrong time".
Reports show that, rather than attempting to target the prime minister for attack, the man had accidentally bumped into him while running to the gym.
The force tweeted: "No threats were made, and after the man's
details were checked, he was de-arrested and allowed on his way. A 28-year-old
local man was briefly arrested after he came close to the PM's group, who had
just left the Civic Hall."
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