PROTESTORS claiming to be from New Fathers 4 Justice disrupted Harriet Harman's visit to New Addington this morning (Wednesday).
The Labour deputy leader was visiting the estate's Addington Community Association centre in her much talked about 'woman to woman' pink battle bus, to address female voters and back the party's Croydon Central candidate Sarah Jones.
But when the bus arrived, the politicians were greeted by one of the rooftop protests the dad's rights group has become famous for.
The protest was staged by a group called 'Give Me Back Elmo' - a campaign led by Bobby Smith, a parent who says he has been denied proper access to his children.
His website shows this is not the first time Mr Smith has ambushed the pink bus, having already gatecrashed the launch of Mrs Harman's venture in Stevenage last week.
Mr Smith has also confronted Prime Minister David Cameron and Labour leader Ed Miliband, and has a section on his website titled 'my restraining order'.
He said: "She [Harriet Harman] is trying to get women together away from men. She shouldn't be trying to divide people whether their black, white, women or men.
"Because of my gender I don't see my kids. I blame this sentiment for that."
But Sarah Jones said Labour would not be distracted from discussing issues important to women.
She said: "We will not be put off by politics of hate."
A Labour spokesman confirmed that while the event was aimed at women, interested men were welcome to attend.
People claiming to be members of the BNP and National Front also turned up outside the event, which was attended by Harman, Jones, and fellow Labour MP Diane Abbott.
Once inside the ACA, the politicians spoke to female voters and took part in an exercise, asking them to write down on pieces of paper what they want from the next Government.
