Nick Clegg hit by blue paint in Glasgow protest

Scottish Lib Dems leader Willie Rennie was also splattered with paint

A man has been arrested after Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg was splattered with blue paint in Glasgow.

Mr Clegg's suit and face were struck as he arrived at Woodside Hall in the west of the city for a meeting with Lib Dem Party activists.
The BBC understands an anti-cuts campaigner has said he carried out the attack in protest at the Lib Dem coalition with the Conservatives.
A man, in his 20s, is being held for an alleged breach of the peace.
Scottish Lib Dems leader Willie Rennie and police officers were also splattered by paint, said BBC correspondent Raymond Buchanan.
A website is reporting that a man who left the Liberal Democrat Party after the last general election was behind the attack.
The claim, made on a site named Indymedia Scotland, has not yet been verified, our correspondent said.
'Symbolic protest'
"It says that the blue paint was symbolic; a protest against the Liberal Democrat leader's decision to go into coalition with the Conservatives and to embark on a cuts agenda," he said.
As Mr Clegg entered the Glasgow hall, paint was thrown in his direction and struck his face and the back of his suit, but left him uninjured.
The incident happened at about 17:45 BST, shortly after Mr Clegg had emerged from his car.
Mr Clegg appeared to shrug off the incident, telling Real Radio Scotland: "These things happen. It's not a big deal."

The meeting in Glasgow's West End went ahead despite the incident

A spokesman for Mr Clegg later said: "Nick certainly was not going to let it stop him from talking to Glaswegian Liberal Democrats about their concerns.
"Nick's got three children under-10, he's not worried about a bit of paint."
Speaking after the attack, Mr Rennie said: "It was two disgruntled individuals, who chose not to speak about their concerns in advance but were purely interested in a stunt.
"Their behaviour has only obscured any message that they may have had. I've always wanted a blue streak in my hair but my mother wouldn't let me."
Carol Shedden, of Real Radio Scotland, told Sky News: "He [Clegg] laughed it off.
"People rushed to his aid to wipe it off, there were still traces of the blue paint on his clothing."
The deputy prime minister has been on a tour of the north of England and Scotland over the past few days.
Mr Clegg's engagement went ahead, our correspondent said