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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kiran Stacey and Ben Quinn

Protester who poured glitter on Keir Starmer says sorry for touching him

Yaz Ashmawi pours glitter over Keir Starmer at the Labour party conference in Liverpool.
Yaz Ashmawi pours glitter over Keir Starmer at the Labour party conference in Liverpool. Photograph: Joel Goodman/The Guardian

A man who threw glitter over Keir Starmer at the start of his Labour conference speech this week in Liverpool has said he is sorry for his actions.

Yaz Ashmawi told the Guardian he regretted having touched the Labour leader at the beginning of his speech on Tuesday as part of a protest calling for changes to the UK’s voting system.

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