Estate agent admits attacking Chris Whitty in St James’s Park

Lewis Hughes was charged after footage of Prof Whitty being accosted in a park went viral (Picture: PA)A man has pleaded guilty to assaulting Professor Chris Whitty.Lewis Hughes, 24, was charged after footage showing England’s chief medical officer being accosted in a central London park went viral.He appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court on Friday afternoon where he admitted common assault.Hughes arriving at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London (Picture: PA)Hughes approached