<p>Footage has emerged appearing to show England's chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty, being subjected to verbal abuse in the street.</p><p>In the video, which was uploaded to TikTok, a young man can be seen repeatedly telling Prof Whitty he is a liar at a market in Westminster.</p><p>Whitty remains calm and ignores the man throughout.</p><p>The clip was posted on Twitter by the Conservative MP Matt Vickers, who described it as "appalling".</p><p>“I really can’t believe this footage. Chris Whitty is doing all he can to help guide us through this crisis and should never be subjected to this abuse,” he said.</p>
