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VIDEO: Jacob Beats Mob

No one puts the Moggster in a corner. He was due to speak to the UWE Bristol Politics and International Relations Society. A bunch of hooded protesters entered the room, and started to shout. There are about a dozen of them, shouting about Brexit, some with their faces covered. The Moggster, rather than taking cover, walks towards the mob.

1) Masked thugs arrive to disrupt @Jacob_Rees_Mogg at an event in the University of the West of England in Bristol. pic.twitter.com/6Z0eCUBRGY — Peter Thompson (@P_G_Thompson) February 2, 2018

Then the scuffle

@BBCNews a huge amount of (physical) violence at a Jacob Rees Mogg speech in UWE Bristol pic.twitter.com/bfaOqAVwc6 — Chloe (@chloekayex) February 2, 2018

And the stills. It started when a chap who decided to wear sunglasses on this inside January event confronted the Moggster, who offered to debate the issue with him. Wisely, he declined saying “you’re not worth debating”. Then a chap in a white shirt appeared to intervene, pushing the hoodie way then remonstrated with a female protester.

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