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Protester who ambushed Keir Starmer with glitter apologises to the Labour leader as he walks free from police custody

Related Topics: Keir Starmer, MailOnline

The protester who ambushed Sir Keir Starmer tonight apologised to the Labour leader.

Yaz Ashmawi walked free from police custody, and told MailOnline that he did not intend to cause Sir Keir any harm.

Ashmawi, 28, whose family live in a detached house in Surrey worth more than £1 million, was released by police in Liverpool.

He was given his freedom despite breaching security at the Labour Party conference by mounting the stage as Sir Keir was speaking, and throwing glitter all over him in front of a TV audience of millions.