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5th October 2021
10:26am BST

The former Tory leader told the Spectator: "I can’t tell you very much other than they just followed us, used abusive language, attacked us and used a cone.
"I have to say I would have very nearly been done for assault myself. I turned after them and they sort of backed off and I dropped the cone.
"They were shouting all along and then they smashed the cone on the back of my head, and so I turned and grabbed the cone and looked at them, and I took a pace towards them and they backed off."
A video posted on Twitter claims to show Duncan Smith in the moments after the incident being pursued down the street with someone banging a drum and shouting "scum" at him. https://twitter.com/NooraMykkanen/status/1445055371614330881 According to police, officers were at the scene on Portland Street within three minutes of the assault being reported. Those arrested remain in custody. Related links:Explore more on these topics:

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