Carl Benjamin has had fish thrown at his face during a trip to Truro (Picture: Alex Welsford/Falmouth Anchor)

A Ukip MEP candidate who claimed he might rape an MP has had a dead fish thrown at his face.

Eurosceptic YouTuber Carl Benjamin was visiting the Cornish town of Truro as he continues his campaign to be elected to the European Parliament.

As he was speaking to members of the media, one protester chucked the kippers at him, which Benjamin tried to block.

According to the Falmouth Anchor, the woman who threw the fish said her actions were a ‘knee-jerk reaction’.


Benjamin also had a milkshake thrown at his face during the visit, echoing similar incidents with far-right activist Tommy Robinson.

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Someone also tried to throw a milkshake at him (Picture: PA)

The pair who tried to throw the drink missed their target, instead drenching other people nearby and covering the floor.



A scuffle then broke out after they were pulled away from Benjamin by his security team, which saw numerous people throwing punches and kicks at the MEP candidate.

Several peaceful protesters also attended the event and one of whom held a sign calling Benjamin a ‘super-callous-fragile-racist-sexist- UKIP- a**hole’.

Benjamin, who is standing in this month’s European Elections in the South West region, is currently under police investigation over comments that he might rape Labour MP Jess Phillips.

Carl Benjamin is currently under police investigation for saying he would rape an MP with ‘enough pressure’ (Picture: PA)

In 2016, he sent a tweet saying he ‘wouldn’t even rape’ her, but in a more recent video posted to YouTube on April 26, he says he would ‘with enough pressure’.

In the video he says: ‘There’s been an awful lot of talk about whether I would or wouldn’t rape Jess Phillips.

‘I suppose with enough pressure I might cave. But let’s be honest, nobody’s got that much beer.’

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