As pictures of the incident went viral, a Conservative media personality was falsely identified as the milkshake-thrower
A woman throws a drink in the face of Nigel Farage as he leaves a pub in Clacton Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was doused with a banana milkshake after leaving a pub in Clacton-on-Sea on Tuesday afternoon, as he launched his eighth campaign for a parliamentary seat.
Admitting her involvement, the 25-year-old told the BBC she tossed the milkshake at Mr Farage because she “just felt like it”. “I have just seen it, and to be honest, I’m appalled,” he said. “I don’t know where she is. I don’t want anything to do with her.” The 60-year-old, who has been the target of “milkshaking” incidents before, was seen with the yellow drink splattered across his dark blue suit as he boarded his campaign bus.Soon after, he posted a video on X poking fun at the incident, holding a McDonald’s drink and saying “my milkshake brings all the people to the rally” – a reference to Kelis’ 2003 song Milkshake.
Social media users claimed the assailant was Emily Hewertson, 24, a Brexit-supporting influencer with a prominent online profile, sharing images of her alongside the suspect. “There is no excuse to resort to behaviour like this. We may disagree, but we debate, and then we vote. That’s democracy.”
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