Former DWP Minister Sir Iain Duncan Smith Assaulted at Tory Party Conference, Five Arrested

TORY CONFERENCE - Sir Iain Duncan Smith has launched a last-ditch bid to persuade the Government to keep a £20-a-week uplift in the value of Universal Credit.

The former Tory leader piled the pressure on Boris Johnson to perform a U-turn as he said it is the 'right thing' to do to keep the extra cash in place.

He said that 'even if the Government is determined to do this' then ministers should postpone the cut until after the winter months.

IDS is in the news for another reason having been assaulted at the Conservative Party conference in Blackpool. Five people have been arrested after Duncan Smith was struck with a traffic cone.

The senior MP was pursued by chants of “Tory scum” on his way to a Brexit talk on the fringes of the Conservative Party conference in Manchester on Monday.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said three men and two women were arrested after reports of an assault at around 4 pm on Portland Street.

Sir Iain was walking to the Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel where he was involved in a talk with Brexit minister Lord Frost.

Image:Sir Iain Duncan Smith ex. Work & Pensions secretary, assaulted.  

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