Immigration Minister Phil Woolas was hit with a custard pie at Manchester University in a protest against plans to eject more asylum seekers.
The Labour MP was speaking at a debate on environmental issues when a female member of the crowd raced onto the stage and slammed a pie in his face.
The Oldham East and Saddleworth MP looked stunned and was taken away and cleaned up - but he returned a short time later to continue the debate.
Mr Woolas hit the headlines earlier this week after making a string of controversial remarks about his new role.
He appeared to call for a limit on immigration to keep Britain's population under 70 million and criticised the failure to spend enough on asylum removals.
Members of the group 'No Borders' claimed responsibility for the stunt. The pie thrower rushed up and threw what what was described as a 'vegan pie' at Mr Woolas from a distance of 1-metre and scored a direct hit on his chin.
The group say they believe in free transport regardless of borders and say their actions were a response to the Minister's recent comments.
Outspoken Mr Woolas has risked further controversy by reviving his promise that the population will not rise above 70million.
Mr Woolas, who has come under fire following a recent series of gaffes, insisted his pledge did not amount to a 'numerical cap' but said Britons had to be reassured that immigration would be controlled.
He added that he was responding to predictions that the UK population will soar from 61million to 70million.
He also insisted that he had not been gagged by his bosses.
There were reports that he had been pulled from the BBC's political flagship Question Time.
The minister has barely been out of the headlines since his appointment in this month's reshuffle.
Last weekend, he suggested the population of Britain could be capped at 70million, only to backtrack 24 hours later.
On Monday, he attacked Labour's inability to remove asylum seekers, saying it had caused unrest in society.
He followed this with views on the splitting of Church and State - at odds with Government policy.
In an interview with BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Mr Woolas said: 'I have just read that I've been gagged for two weeks and yet here I am.'
Mr Woolas said there had been a series of predictions that the UK population was heading up to 70million.
He said the Government's tough points-based system for migrants, which comes into effect next month, will respond to these concerns.
The system allocates work permits according to whether applicants have skills needed by the UK economy. But it does not effect EU nationals who have the right to live and work in the UK.
Mr Woolas said: 'We are introducing the biggest shake-up in immigration policy for 45 years... that is based on a points system which allows the Government to move the hurdles up and down - the criteria by which people can come into our country to work.
'That will allow us to control the population. That is not the same as a numerical cap. We don't think that's appropriate.'
The Labour MP was speaking at a debate on environmental issues when a female member of the crowd raced onto the stage and slammed a pie in his face.
The Oldham East and Saddleworth MP looked stunned and was taken away and cleaned up - but he returned a short time later to continue the debate.
Mr Woolas hit the headlines earlier this week after making a string of controversial remarks about his new role.
He appeared to call for a limit on immigration to keep Britain's population under 70 million and criticised the failure to spend enough on asylum removals.
Members of the group 'No Borders' claimed responsibility for the stunt. The pie thrower rushed up and threw what what was described as a 'vegan pie' at Mr Woolas from a distance of 1-metre and scored a direct hit on his chin.
The group say they believe in free transport regardless of borders and say their actions were a response to the Minister's recent comments.
Outspoken Mr Woolas has risked further controversy by reviving his promise that the population will not rise above 70million.
Mr Woolas, who has come under fire following a recent series of gaffes, insisted his pledge did not amount to a 'numerical cap' but said Britons had to be reassured that immigration would be controlled.
He added that he was responding to predictions that the UK population will soar from 61million to 70million.
He also insisted that he had not been gagged by his bosses.
There were reports that he had been pulled from the BBC's political flagship Question Time.
The minister has barely been out of the headlines since his appointment in this month's reshuffle.
Last weekend, he suggested the population of Britain could be capped at 70million, only to backtrack 24 hours later.
On Monday, he attacked Labour's inability to remove asylum seekers, saying it had caused unrest in society.
He followed this with views on the splitting of Church and State - at odds with Government policy.
In an interview with BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Mr Woolas said: 'I have just read that I've been gagged for two weeks and yet here I am.'
Mr Woolas said there had been a series of predictions that the UK population was heading up to 70million.
He said the Government's tough points-based system for migrants, which comes into effect next month, will respond to these concerns.
The system allocates work permits according to whether applicants have skills needed by the UK economy. But it does not effect EU nationals who have the right to live and work in the UK.
Mr Woolas said: 'We are introducing the biggest shake-up in immigration policy for 45 years... that is based on a points system which allows the Government to move the hurdles up and down - the criteria by which people can come into our country to work.
'That will allow us to control the population. That is not the same as a numerical cap. We don't think that's appropriate.'
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