There were strange scenes directly after Starmer’s conference speech on Tuesday as a journalist was forcibly removed from the press pack and kicked out of conference altogether. Labour officials claimed she had connections to
glitterbomber Yaz Ashmawi – which she denied. Guido can reveal that the journalist is
Zoe Broughton, who follows eco-loons around the country to film their protests. Broughton knows Ashmawi and has filmed him
before at a conference in June. Conference officials confiscated her pass on day 2 after which she apparently re-entered illicitly to film Starmer’s speech. Both Broughton and Ashmawi are associated with crazed eco-mag
The Ecologist.
As annoying as eco-loons are, it’s a bit much to kick their journalists out of conference…