Several women disrupted Philip Hammond's speech at an annual banquet in London's Mansion House by shouting slogans through loudspeakers. A video shared online showed Mark Field, a foreign office minister, physically handling one of the women and escorting her out of the room. Field later apologized, but Prime Minister Theresa May's spokeswoman announced his suspension pending an investigation. Field explained his actions as a response to security concerns. "In the current situation, I believed it was necessary to take decisive action to eliminate the threat to the safety of those present," he stated. His office did not respond to a request for comment from Reuters. Tory MP for Cities of London & Westminster @MarkFieldUK can be seen grabbing a Greenpeace protester who disrupted a speech by Philip Hammond in London. The main opposition Labour Party's spokeswoman for women and equalities Dawn Butler called for Field to be suspended or fired immediately. Greenpeace organized the protest in London's financial district, accusing the finance industry of funding climate change and the finance ministry of trying to weaken government efforts to address it." The response of Field to the demonstrator was condemned. Rebecca Newsom, Head of Politics at Greenpeace UK, expressed that the violent behavior was unjustified and alarming. The City of London Corporation is reevaluating its procedures following the incident at Mansion House on Thursday night. A spokesman stated that they are investigating the breach of security and will be reviewing arrangements for future events.