Jacob Rees-Mogg has been chased and heckled by protesters in Birmingham as he attended the Conservative Party Conference.
The Tory toff faced a hostile reception as he crossed Victoria Square in the city centre, where hundreds of demonstrators had gathered to vent their anger at the Government.
Rees-Mogg was pursued by a loudly booing and jeering crowd, some of whom shouted "Tory scum", as he headed towards his party's annual gathering at the nearby International Convention Centre.
The Business Secretary played down the protests as a "fact of democracy". Speaking to Sky News while being led through the crowd by police, he said: "There have been protests at Tory conferences since time immemorial, it's nothing new.
"It's a fact of democracy. They're shouting but it's perfectly peaceful. And the right to peaceful expression of your view is fundamental to our constitution."
His appointment has been criticised by environmental groups due to his criticism of "climate alarmism" and support for fracking.
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