The son of Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott has been charged with two counts of assault over alleged attacks on police officers during a disturbance at the Foreign Office.
James Abbott-Thompson, 28, was arrested on Friday afternoon last week after police were called to the Foreign Office in Westminster, where he used to work.
He was later charged with two counts of assault by beating an emergency services worker and a public order offence.
Westminster Magistrates' Court heard on Monday that he is accused of spitting at and punching one officer and biting the thumb of another.
He was bailed to appear back in front of magistrates in February.
By that time, if Labour win next week's General Election, his mother could be Home Secretary, in charge of the country's police forces, two of whose members he is accused of assaulting.
Abbott-Thompson is the son of Ms Abbott and Ghanaian architect Richard Thompson, who divorced a year after his birth.
He was at the centre of a political row in 2003 when his left-wing mother was accused of hypocrisy for sending him to the £10,000-a-year City of London School.
Abbott-Thompson studied at Cambridge before getting a job at the Foreign Office
He went on to study sixth form in Ghana and law at University of Cambridge's Trinity College.
The Met Police confirmed they were called to an incident at the Foreign Office in King Charles Street, Westminster at 2.45pm last Friday.
A spokesman said: 'James Adam Abbott-Thompson, 28, was charged on Sunday 1 December with two counts of assault by beating of an emergency services worker.
'He was further charged with an offence under Section 4 of the Public Order Act. He appeared in custody at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday, 2 December.
Oh, good timing mate!!
Oh, good timing mate!!
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Re: Oh, good timing mate!!
Since there's about as much chance of that happening as me being cast to play Annette Funicello's role in a remake of Beach Blanket Bingo, I won't lose any sleep over it...if Labour win next week's General Election
Oh, good timing mate!!
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