Hodge handcuffed by protester
A Fathers4Justice campaigner handcuffed himself to a Government Minister at a conference in Manchester this morning.
The man attached himself to Children’s Minister Margaret Hodge during a family law conference at The Lowry Hotel, Salford.
The fathers’ rights protester was arrested after police were called to the hotel.
Ms Hodge was released from the handcuffs and was not harmed in the incident.
Greater Manchester Police said: “Police were called to the Lowry Hotel after a man is believed to have entered a meeting being held in a function room and handcuffed himself to a Government Minister.
“Officers arrived at the hotel and the minister, who was attending the meeting, was freed from the handcuffs.
“She was unharmed and a man has been arrested in connection with the incident.”
Fathers4Justice told politics.co.uk that the protest was the first of a number of high-profile incidents planned for the festive season.
