Sir Iain said he felt the protesters were 'peculiarly threatening' and said he was particularly concerned for the safety of his wife and her friend
"This, I felt, was threatening, it's as simple as that. I think they set out to be threatening."Sir Iain told the court:"It was threatening, it was abusive and my wife and her friend felt that particularly."
The MP was giving evidence at the trial of Elliot Bovill, 32, of no fixed address, who denies common assault. Bovill is on trial with Radical Haslam, 28, from Salford, and Ruth Wood, 52, from Cambridge, who both deny using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause harassment, alarm or distress.
The court was shown CCTV footage of the moment the cone was put on Sir Iain's head as the party crossed a small road."I got three-quarters of the way across and I felt this blow on the back of my head and neck.Sir Iain said he took the cone off his head and turned round.Sir Iain said:"It had been smacked down on my head quite hard.
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