Nigel Farage, the newly appointed leader of Reform UK, found himself doused in a McDonalds milkshake following the kick-off of his general election campaign.
The incident occurred on the doorstep of a local pub in Clacton, where a young lady made her way towards Farage before tossing the creamy-yellow beverage onto him.
She then smiled and casually walked away, with some onlookers applauding, as Mr Farage headed towards his campaign bus.
This isn’t the first time Farage has been on the receiving end of such a milkshake protest, with a similar incident taking place in Newcastle back in 2019.
Richard Tice, Mr Farage’s predecessor as Reform UK leader, expressed his anger at the incident, stating “The juvenile moron who threw a drink over Nigel has just gained us hundreds of thousands more votes. We will not be bullied or threatened off the campaign trail.”
A staff at the Wetherspoons where the incident occurred suggested the young lady could have anticipated Farage’s arrival and planned the attack accordingly.
Also, the Moon & Starfish worker, who wished to remain anonymous, said three police officers had just come into the pub looking for the woman who threw what is believed to be a banana-flavored milkshake.
He said, “I saw liquid fly through the air and hit a few customers.”
Farage To Match Conservatives Boot-For-Boot
Mr Farage started his general election campaign in the seaside town earlier on Tuesday, June 4 as he promised to be a “bloody nuisance” in Westminster.
He outlined his goal for Reform UK to effectively take over the Conservative Party – and potentially put him in No 10 in the future.
Shouts from the crowd included “Get ‘em Nige” and “We love you, Nigel”. He told those gathered: “Send me to Parliament to be a bloody nuisance.”
However, it seems Mr. Farage did not have to go to Westminster to cause trouble, as his supporters clashed with protestors over a sign that said, “Farage not welcome in Clacton.”
He said he would be a “champion” for Clacton, which he described as a “forgotten, end-of-the-line town”.
“I had to decide, do I want to stand as a Member of Parliament and spend every Friday working in Clacton? Huge decision for me, huge decision for me, I’ve decided, I do,” Mr Farage said.
“They supported me hugely in the Brexit referendum campaign, and they want someone to stand up for their beliefs, and they don’t see that in today’s Conservative Party, they certainly don’t see that in today’s Labour Party.
“I will be their champion on the national issues and on the local issues, having a national figure representing a forgotten, end-of-the-line town, who knows I may well be able to bring some investment and do some good.”
Nigel Farage
Reform UK has focused on high immigration and Brexit as a key issue on which to challenge the Conservative Party.
Speaking earlier at the rally, Mr Farage said, “We made an offer to the British people, we could get back our independence and control of our borders.”
He also criticized the Conservatives for not taking border control seriously.
“The Conservatives have betrayed that trust. They’ve opened up the borders to mass immigration like we’ve never seen before. And they deserve to pay a price for that, a big price for that.”
Nigel Farage
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