John Murphy, 31, pressed an egg onto the politician's head during a visit to Finsbury Park Mosque in north London.
A Brexit supporter who egged Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn while shouting"respect the vote" has pleaded guilty to assault.Murphy, from Barnet in north-west London, pleaded guilty to an assault by beating charge at Westminster Magistrates' Court.
Prosecutor Kevin Christie said:"As [Mr Corbyn] was struck he heard a male voice shooting, 'Respect the vote'." Mr Corbyn was unhurt in the incident which took place when he visited Finsbury Park Mosque in north London. The politician continued with his planned constituency events that day at the mosque and Muslim Welfare House.
He was taking part in the fifth annual Visit My Mosque day, in which Muslim places of worship across the UK open their doors to the public.
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