Left-wing political commentator Owen Jones is attacked in the street in London in ‘blatant premeditated assault’
- Left-wing commentator Owen Jones attacked in Islington while out with friends
- Guardian columnist said he was kicked in the head after leaving a London pub
- He described the attack outside the pub as a ‘blatant premeditated assault’
Left-wing political commentator Owen Jones was attacked yesterday in what he said was a ‘blatant premeditated assault’.
The Guardian columnist said he was kicked in the head after leaving a pub with friends and being followed by a gang in London at about 2am.
‘Six of us left the pub… and were saying our goodbyes 30 metres away, then a group of 3-4 men left the pub, made a beeline for me, kicked me in the back, threw me on the ground, slamming my head, and kicked me in the skull,’ he wrote on Twitter.
Left-wing political commentator Owen Jones was attacked yesterday in what he said was a ‘blatant premeditated assault’. Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott tweeted: ‘Shocking to hear about this attack’
‘My friends were punched trying to defend me. The group then scarpered. I’m fine other than a big bump on my head and a cut back.’
Mr Jones, 35, a prominent anti-Brexiteer, added: ‘Given the far right attacks I’ve had in the streets, and generally escalating far right threats I’ve had, I’m in no doubt as to what this is.’
Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott tweeted: ‘Shocking to hear about this attack.’
The Metropolitan Police said a reported assault in Pentonville Road, Islington, was being probed, adding: ‘CCTV will be reviewed. A number of witnesses have been spoken to.’
![The Guardian columnist said he was kicked in the head after leaving a pub with friends and being followed by a gang in London at about 2am. He tweeted about the incident, above](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/08/17/23/17399088-7367819-image-a-6_1566080986715.jpg)
The Guardian columnist said he was kicked in the head after leaving a pub with friends and being followed by a gang in London at about 2am. He tweeted about the incident, above