Conference speeches are a prime opportunity for politicians to tell the world who they are and what they stand for. Annoyingly for some, the same applies to protesters. On Tuesday, Keir Starmer was showered in glitter by a protester from the group People Demand Democracy, just as the Labour leader was about to begin his speech at the party’s conference in Liverpool.
Starmer looked momentarily startled before the protester was escorted off stage by security. After taking off his jacket, Starmer addressed the conference by saying: “If he thinks that bothers me he doesn’t know me. Protest or power, that’s why we changed our party,” which was received with loud applause.
