British Government Official Gets Green Goo in Face
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An environmental protester sloshed green custard into the face of British cabinet minister Peter Mandelson's face as he arrived at a low-carbon-economy summit Friday morning.
Leila Deen, an activist from the environmental group Plane Stupid, which opposes the expansion of Heathrow Airport west of London, covered the politician's face in pea-green goo as he got out of his ministerial car.
He immediately went inside the building as Deen watched. She then calmly walked away.
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Deen told Sky News she was protesting about reports that Lord Mandelson had met lobbyists from Heathrow owner and operator BAA Ltd. before the government gave the controversial go-ahead for a third runway at the London airport.
Talking about the goo, Deen said: "It's green custard. I could eat this right now -- it's totally harmless."
She went on: "The only thing green about Peter Mandelson is the slime coursing through his veins."
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