comma btw subject and verb: Protecting a prime minister who.., is a

[Ume]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8411474.stm
Protecting any prime minister who loves to get close to his adoring supporters, is a headache for even the best of security details.

Is the comma here necessary?

 

[Copyright]

It's not only unnecessary, it's wrong. (My opinion, of course.)

 

[a little edgy]

I agree with Copyright. The comma should not be there.