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Lord Mandelson has green custard thrown at himLeila Deen, an activist from campaign group Plane Stupid, covered the politician in pea-green goo as he got out of his ministerial car.He immediately went inside the building as Miss Deen watched and then calmly walked away.She told Sky News she was protesting about reports that Lord Mandelson met lobbyists from Heathrow owner BAA before the Government gave the controversial go-ahead for a third runway at the London airport.A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "Police are investigating circumstances surrounding an incident in Carlton House Terrace, SW1."Officers from Westminster CID investigate. There have been no arrests. No complaint has been received."Talking about the goo, Ms Deen said: "It's green custard - I could eat this right now, it's totally harmless."She went on: "The only thing green about Peter Mandelson is the slime coursing through his veins."And she added: "I don't want to get up early in the morning and throw custard at Peter Mandelson but I don't have a choice because democracy has failed us."We should stand up against people who are going to make political capital out of pretending to be green."Gordon Taylor, who lives next door to the Deen family home in Brighton, said: "I think her mother would be proud."Lord Mandelson dismissed the incident, which raises questions about his personal security, as an "adolescent protest".After a quick clean-up, he told Sky News: "She was so busy throwing what seemed like green soup or something in my face that she failed to tell me what the protest was about, but as you can see thankfully it wasn't paint and I've come through it intact."Prime Minister Gordon Brown was also due to attend the summit along with other Government representatives and business leaders to discuss the "greening" of industry and opportunities for new jobs.Plane Stupid has launched a series of high profile stunts in recent years against the Government's environmental policies, including sit-in protests bringing Stansted and Aberdeen airports to a stand-still.The former deputy prime minister John Prescott said it was "unacceptable" that the Ms Deen was allowed to walk away with impunity.Mr Prescott, who was the victim of a number of similar incidents, said the Plane Stupid activist Leila Deen should have been arrested for her "assault".
"What is totally unacceptable is the way the woman walked away claiming it was her right in democracy. She should have been arrested," he said on his blog.
"What is totally unacceptable is the way the woman walked away claiming it was her right in democracy. She should have been arrested," he said on his blog.
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