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Police car carrying Corbyn runs over foot of BBC camera operator | |
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Scotland Yard is facing an investigation after a BBC camera operator’s foot was run over by one of its cars carrying Jeremy Corbyn to a meeting to agree Labour’s general election manifesto. | |
Officers from the Metropolitan police’s royalty and specialist protection unit were driving the party leader to the meeting, which is the subject of intense media interest after a draft of the manifesto was leaked, when his vehicle was mobbed by journalists. | |
In the melee, the BBC camera operator Giles Wooltorton’s left foot was run over by the front left wheel of Corbyn’s vehicle. Wooltorton was taken away by ambulance with a swollen and bruised foot. | |
Officers were speaking to journalists who witnessed the incident at the Institution of Engineering and Technology in central London. | |
A Met police spokesman said the incident, which happened at around 11.20am on Thursday, had been referred to the directorate of professional standards, which is responsible for the conduct of officers. | |
The spokesman said: “Officers from the Met’s royalty and specialist protection unit were carrying out operational work in Savoy Place WC2R when it is believed a member of public was injured by one of the vehicles. | |
“London ambulance service attended and took the injured man to a south London hospital with non life-threatening or life-changing injuries. As is routine, the MPS will refer the incident to the directorate of professional standards.” | |
The camera operator was hurt as the car drove in through a side entrance to the building in Savoy Place while much of the media was waiting on the street at the front. | |
The BBC’s political editor, Laura Kuenssberg, tended to Wooltorton immediately after the incident and he was then treated by paramedics. | |
He was taken to hospital while around 80 Labour figures met to agree the final manifesto. | |
A senior Labour source said the party was “looking into” the incident. |
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