Public figures in the firing line

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Last Modified: 06 Mar 2009
By: Lewis Hannam

Lord Mandelson joins a long list of public figures to bear the brunt of a messy protest. We look back at a choice selection.

The business secretary was ambushed this morning by Leila Deen, from the Plane Stupid campaign group.

Ms Deen threw a mixture of custard and pea soup over the cabinet minister, in protest to the planned extension of Heathrow Airport.

But Mandelson is not alone in having to send his suit to the dry-cleaners, some of the most powerful people in the world have been targeted by protesters armed with pies, eggs, powder or paint.