Shadow Home Secretarys son admits to spitting at Met officer

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Shadow Home Secretary's son admits to spitting at Met officer

The shadow Home Secretary's son, James Abott-Thompson, yesterday (Tuesday 24 March) admitted to spitting at a Metropolitan Police officer and biting another.

Date - 25th March 2020
By - Chloe Livadeas

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Mr Abbott-Thompson, 28, visited the Foreign and Commonwealth Offices in Westminster on 29 November last year to see a member of staff he knew but was told they were not present and he was not allowed to enter, Westminster Magistrates Court was...

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