UK Deputy PM Clegg in paint attack

The man threw the blue paint in a protest against government spending cuts, police said.The Liberal Democrat leader was attending a meeting with party members in Glasgow, Scotland, when he was splattered by two men who had gained access to the closed talks.Clegg brushed off the attack as not a big deal during an interview with a Radio channel.Police later arrested a man, believed to be in his early 20s, in the Woodside Hall area to the west of the city.Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie bore the brunt of the attack, according to party sources.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. Ive always wanted a blue streak in my hair but my mother wouldnt let me, he joked.The deputy PMs face and clothing were smeared with paint, according to eyewitness.Cleggs centre-left Liberal Democrats have been the cause of much anger after joining the centre-right Conservative party to form a coalition government in the wake of last years general election. The coalition has since overseen a programme of severe spending cuts as it attempts to rein in a record deficit.Clegg and Rennie became the latest in a line of politicians and public figures to feel the wrath of disgruntled Britons.