Watch Lord Mandelson get slimed

Lord Mandelson had a pot of green custard thrown on him this morning by a 'Plane Stupid' protester. He's not the first politician or public figure to to be attacked with slime or eggs. Watch Peter Mandelson getting a face full of custard Possibly the most infamous protest of all was the carried out by Muntadar al-Zaidi, the Iraqi shoe thrower who let former US President, George Bush, have two of his shoes. Watch George Bush dodging flying shoes Of course, unlike Bush, the burly John Prescott wasn't going to take being attacked lying down. When he was egged while on a walkabout he went for his attacker, letting him have one in the jaw. Prescott was then wrestled by another attacker, before the police got him indoors. Watch John Prescott punch his attacker Microsoft chief executive, Steve Ballmer, was also treated to some eggs when he visited a Hungarian University. While speaking in a lecture theatre one of the attendees got up and let fly three eggs at Ballmer, all the time berating him in Hungarian. One YouTube commenter said the attacker was probably a Mac user. Watch Steve Ballmer having eggs thrown at him Phil Woolas, the immigration minister, got a taste of a custard pie when he was hit with one, while on a visit to the University of Manchester. The culprit was a pro-immigration activist. Watch Phil Woolas take a custard pie in the face However, there are times when egg throwing, or in this case fish slapping, is organised as a publicity stunt. Last December, Web User went along to see Jay Nguyen, boss of online auction site Sweemo, slapped with a 7kg salmon in Trafalgar Square. Watch man being slapped with a fish