Tory MP Geoffrey Clifton-Brown clashed with security at the Conservative Party conference prompting a lockdown of part of the venue on Tuesday afternoon.
The Cotswolds MP was said to be involved in what a doorman described as a “small misunderstanding” at the International Lounge in the conference centre.
A source inside the room described it to HuffPost
UK as “a bit of a ‘don’t you know who I am’ kind of thing.”
It led to a lockdown of areas of the conference, including the press room, at the Manchester Central Convention Complex for around 20 minutes.
Clifton-Brown did not deny the reports, and told PA Media: “I’ve got nothing further to say about it. I don’t want to comment on it, really.”
A staff member guarding the door of the lounge said the incident was sparked by a disagreement. “It was a small misunderstanding,” the man said.
In a statement, Greater Manchester Police said: “At around 1.45pm on Tuesday 1 October 2019, an attendee to the Conservative Party Conference attempted to enter the International Lounge area of the conference without the relevant pass.
“Security staff intervened and resolved the situation without any breach of security occurring.”Also...
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