A man’s been charged after a disturbance at a jobs fair organised by Blackpool South MP Chris Webb.
Lancashire Police say 42-year-old Tom O’Keefe, of Cross Street in Blackpool, has been charged with a Section 5 public order offence.
The incident happened on Thursday at the Winter Gardens Conference Centre, where the Labour MP was hosting the event.
O’Keefe is due before Lancaster Magistrates’ Court on the 24th of April.
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