Disrupted meeting at Holborn Hall, London

Feb. 02, 1958 - Housing Minister Forced To Quit Meeting: The Minister, Mr. Henry Brooke, took shelter in a back room at Holborn Hall, London, last night, when a booing, shouting mob, protesting against the Rent Act, Stormed the platform he was speaking from. The meeting broke up in disorder. The Microphone Mr. Brooke tried to speak from each torn form its plug, and came back spread seconds later as a missile. The Union Jack Tory Party Officials Fought the mob of Fascists and Communists. The table was wrenched to the floor, and demonstrators stood on it and tried to address the audience. Chairs and bottles were used as weapons. Police broke up the fighting. Picture Shows: This was the scene at Holborn Hall last night, after Mr. Brooks had retired to a back room- as the mob, Chiefly Fascists and communists - invaded the platform. Under a poster bearing a picture of the Prime Minister, Mr. Macmillan, a Tory Party official struggles with a demonstrator

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