(CNN) UK Prime Minister Theresa May has suspended senior politician Mark Field from office after video emerged of him grabbing and manhandling a protester at an event in London on Thursday evening. "The Prime Minister has seen the footage and found it very concerning. The police have said they are looking into reports over this matter and Mark Field has also referred himself to both the Cabinet Office and Conservative Party," the Prime Minister's spokesperson told CNN. "He will be suspended as minister while the investigation takes place," the spokesperson added. After a brief scuffle, Field is seen leading the woman out of the room by the back of her neck.

Source: CNN June 21, 2019 02:48 UTC