John Murphy, 31, from Barnet, was charged in the early hours of the morning and will appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court tomorrow.
A man has been charged with assault after Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was pelted with an egg while visiting a mosque in north London.
Murphy allegedly screamed: ‘When you vote you get what you vote for’, as he came from behind and smacked Corbyn with an egg. The Labour leader then went on to continue with his planned programme of constituency events at the Finsbury Park Mosque andHe had made the visits as part of Visit My Mosque Day alongside shadow home secretary Diane Abbott.AdvertisementCorbyn’s alleged attacker was not a regular guest at the Muslim Welfare House but had been waiting inside the building in Seven Sisters Road.
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