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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Caroline Davies

Matt Hancock tells court he felt intimidated by anti-vaccination protester

Matt Hancock walks along a street in Westminster
Matt Hancock in Westminster, where the two incidents are alleged to have happened in January this year. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA

Matt Hancock felt “physically intimidated” and feared being pushed down a London underground escalator by an anti-vaccination protester accusing him of murdering people during the coronavirus pandemic, the former health secretary has told a court.

Geza Tarjanyi, 62, of Leyland, in Lancashire, who has denied causing harassment without violence, is accused of shoulder-barging the MP and shouting “ridiculous conspiracy theories” on two separate occasions on 19 and 24 January this year.

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