Labour's Sir Keir Starmer bundled into car by cops after being targeted by 'noose-carrying mob'

Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer was bundled into a car by cops after he was ambushed near the Houses of Parliament.

Officers stepped in to protect the Opposition leader on Monday as the group – some shouting “traitor” and protesting over Covid restrictions – followed him and shadow foreign secretary David Lammy from outside Scotland Yard.

There were angry clashes with police after Sir Keir was escorted into a police car on the Victoria Embankment shortly after 5pm.

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TheMirror understands protesters were holding a noose and were shouting false claims about the Labor leader failing to prosecute Jimmy Savile when he was head of the Crown Prosecution Service.

Men could be heard bellowing “traitor” before police stepped in to rescue Sir Keir and walked him to the safety of a cop car.

The Met Police said a man and a woman were arrested on suspicion of assault after a traffic cone was thrown at a police officer.

Footage posted to social media showed Piers Corbyn, the Covid-19 conspiracy theorist brother of former Labor leader Jeremy, addressing the crowd before the incident and later leading chants of “resist, defy, do not comply”.

Video showed Sir Keir, surrounded by police, being followed down the street while being targeted with shouts of “why aren’t you opposing?” and “traitor”.

“Why did you go after Julian Assange, why did you go after journalists?” one man shouted.

It was understood Sir Keir was not harmed during the incident.

After he was taken to safety, an officer was called a “pathetic little thug” during angry exchanges.

Protesters were seen displaying signs opposing mandatory vaccination and the use of restrictions to prevent Covid-19 deaths.

The incident comes just days after Boris Johnson falsely claimed in the Commons that Sir Keir failed to prosecute Savile.

Head of the No10 policy unit Munira Mirza quit after the PM refused to apologise for the slur, saying “it was wrong” for him to imply the Labor leader was “personally responsible” for not prosecuting the paedophile.

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