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He's been suspended (and I think referred himself to the standards committee).
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From watching the video a few times the description of the "violence" seems a bit exaggerated. There also seems to be a double standard, as it's hard to imagine this level of outrage had the same force been used against a man.
All that said, it isn't an MP's place to start ejecting protestors and his excuse is a load of bollocks.
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Grim... Tory MP, who has preciously written to/called for the Met to take a ‘firmer grip’ on climate protesters, assaults a climate protester at Mansion House event
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/20/greenpeace-activists-target-philip-hammond-speech-in-climate-protest