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British MP Jacob Rees Mogg, touted as a future leader of the UK Conservative Party, was allegedly branded a \u201cfascist\u201d and \u201cmisogynist\u201d by protesters as the politician attempted to speak at a Bristol university. <\/p>\n
Footage emerged of the Conservative MP becoming embroiled in a fracas at the University of the West in Bristol Friday.<\/p>\n
READ MORE:\u00a0Tory Brexiteers accused of using taxpayer cash to fund anti-EU campaigns<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n According to an eyewitness, Rees-Mogg, a high-profile Brexit politician, was heckled by people protesting his talk to students at the Frenchay campus. The situation then became more heated, with video from inside the university showing the Conservative MP seemingly trying to break up a fight between attendees to the event.<\/p>\n \u201cThe altercation was sparked by masked protesters storming in to a Jacob Rees-Mogg event screaming words like \u2018fascist,\u2019 \u2018racist\u2019, \u2018misogynist\u2019 and Rees-Mogg decided to go and speak to them saying he believed in free speech,\u201d<\/em> eyewitness Chloe Kaye told RT.com.<\/p>\n An investigation is under way following a public order incident at @UWEBristol<\/a> earlier this evening. <\/p>\n Please call us if you have mobile phone footage of the incident which could help our inquiry.<\/p>\n More details below. pic.twitter.com\/7YvBswYsCm<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Avon&Somerset Police (@ASPolice) February 2, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Kaye said she witnessed some pushing amongst the protesters as Rees-Mogg attempted to diffuse the situation. Bristol university has since slammed the behaviour of a \u201csmall number of attendees\u201d<\/em> at the Student\u2019s Union Politics & International Relations Society event.<\/p>\n\n