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Jail for man who threw eggs at Tory peer Baroness Warsi

A 23-year-old man was found guilty today of pelting eggs at a Tory peer.

Baroness Warsi, now chairwoman of the Conservative Party, was visiting Luton last November when she was attacked.

Gavin Reid, of Green Close, Luton, was sentenced to six weeks in prison at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court today after being found guilty of an offence under the Public Order Act.

Magistrate Elizabeth Roscoe said: "Throwing eggs goes beyond legitimate political protest and is quite clearly disorderly behaviour and it is also threatening, abusive and insulting behaviour."

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