Nigel Farage pelted with rubbish on open-top bus

11 June 2024 , 20:12

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He was riding an open top bus when the rubbish was thrown at him (Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire)

Nigel Farage has been pelted with rubbish while riding an open top bus in South Yorkshire.

The Reform UK leader was filmed being hit with coffee cups and other pieces of litter from a bin while he was waving to crowds in Barnsley as part of his General Election campaign.

A man in a red hoodie can be seen throwing the items before running away as police begin to chase him.

A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of public disorder, South Yorkshire Police confirmed.

They said: ‘It is believed that the man threw objects from a nearby construction area.

‘A suspect was quickly detained and remains in police custody.’

Mr Farage posted on X: ‘My huge thanks to South Yorkshire Police today.

‘I will not be bullied or cowed by a violent left-wing mob who hate our country.’

Mr Farage thanked South Yorkshire Police following the attack (Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire)

A person throws a cup towards Reform UK leader Nigel Farage (Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire)

This is the second time Mr Farage has had things thrown at him during his election campaign.

Last week a woman threw what looked like a McDonald’s banana milkshake at the former UKIP politician.

He was milkshaked moments after stepping out of the Moon and Starfish pub in the seaside town of Clacton where he will now stand in the General Election.

A 25-year-old woman, from Clacton, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of assault.

This is the second time Mr Farage has had things thrown at him during his election campaign (Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire)

Police officers escort a person after he threw a cup (Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire)

A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of public disorder, South Yorkshire Police confirmed (Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire)

The woman was identified by the MailOnline and The Sun as Victoria Thomas-Bowen, 25.

On Facebook, Thomas-Bowen has backed the Labour Party and previously lent her voice to Jeremy Corbyn, the opposition party’s former leader.

She films content for her OnlyFans page from her mother’s house in Gray’s, MailOnline reported.

Speaking to the BBC, Thomas-Bowen said of Farage: ‘He doesn’t stand for me.

‘He doesn’t represent anything I believe in or any of the people around here. He doesn’t represent us, he’s not from here.’

Farage was famously hit by a milkshake while campaigning in Newcastle in 2019.

The attacker was ordered to pay his suit-cleaning bill after pleading guilty to common assault and causing criminal damage.

Sophia Martinez