Nigel Farage, leader of the British anti-immigration party Reform UKwas attacked with a milkshake this Tuesday after having inaugurated his campaign as a candidate for the constituency of the English city of Clacton in the next general elections on July 4.
Farage He formally started his campaign this Wednesday after having announced by surprise that he was assuming the leadership of the right-wing party – formerly called the Brexit Party and the Independence Party (UKIP) – in order to be able to opt for a seat in the House of Commons in the next early elections.
Local media show images showing how a young woman, who was detained by the agents, throws a banana milkshake at the controversial politician when he was leaving the Moon and Starfish pub, in the aforementioned coastal town.
The general elections in the United Kingdom will be held on July 4
Farage, who has already been the target of incidents of this type in the pastpromised today to a group of supporters that he will be “a damn nuisance” in Parliament if he is elected deputy for that constituency.
In 2019, the leader of Reform UK experienced a similar moment when a man threw a banana and salted caramel milkshake at him in Newcastle (England), an act for which its author, Paul Crowther, had to compensate him. assault and damage against a tie microphone that the politician was wearing attached to his suit.
