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| Arrest in Mandelson custard probe | Arrest in Mandelson custard probe |
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| Police say they have arrested environmental campaigner Leila Deen after an incident in which green custard was thrown at Lord Mandelson. | Police say they have arrested environmental campaigner Leila Deen after an incident in which green custard was thrown at Lord Mandelson. |
| The business secretary was confronted before he was due to take part in a low-carbon summit in London. | The business secretary was confronted before he was due to take part in a low-carbon summit in London. |
| He told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show of his "surprise" his attacker had been able to avoid security outside the Royal Society on Friday morning. | |
| Ms Deen has been bailed to return at a police station in April. | Ms Deen has been bailed to return at a police station in April. |
| Lord Mandelson said the custard had given him a "slight" facial irritation. | Lord Mandelson said the custard had given him a "slight" facial irritation. |
| The police are not obliged to investigate an incident of this kind unless a formal complaint has been made. | The police are not obliged to investigate an incident of this kind unless a formal complaint has been made. |
| Ms Deen, who is a member of the Plane Stupid campaign group, said after the incident that Lord Mandelson was targeted because of his support for a new runway at Heathrow airport. | |
| Lord Mandelson also told Andrew Marr that he was "slightly surprised" his attacker "could just saunter off without being apprehended". | |
| Home Secretary Jacqui Smith told Sky News' Sunday Live programme: "I don't think in a democracy where people are able to speak up that anybody should chuck custard at anybody in the street. It's not appropriate." |