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Nigel Farage has been hit by a milkshake in Newcastle city centre.

In a video of the moment the milkshake is thrown, the Brexit Party leader is heard fuming to his security ‘it’s a complete failure’ and saying: ‘You could have spotted that a mile away.’

He was quickly whisked away from the scene in a car, with pictures and video showing his dark suit covered in milk.

Paul Crowther, 32, from Throckley in Newcastle, admitted throwing the milkshake and said: ‘I didn’t know he was in town, I thought “this is my only chance”.’


He said it was a £5.25 Five Guys banana and salted caramel milkshake.

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Mr Crowther said he saw there was a Brexit Party event in the city centre and thought an MEP may have been speaking before he saw the party leader.



He said: ‘It’s a right of protest against people like him.

‘The bile and the racism he spouts out in this country is far more damaging than a bit of milkshake to his front.’

He was later arrested by police at the scene.

As he was stood in handcuffs he told reporters he was ‘quite looking forward’ to his milkshake adding: ‘I think it went on a better purpose.’

Nigel Farage is on the campaign trail for his Brexit Party (Picture: Reuters)

Nigel Farage was apparently furious with his security staff (Picture: Andrew McCaren/LNP)

The Brexit Party leader was quickly taken away in his car (Picture: Reuters)

He had to call short his appearance in the city centre (Picture: Reuters)

The Brexit Party leader was visiting Newcastle ahead of the European elections on Thursday.

He was surrounded by security and activists at the time but a protester still managed to get close enough to hurl the milkshake near to Grey’s Monument.

Nigel Farage later took to Twitter to say ‘normal campaigning is becoming impossible’.

He said: ‘Sadly some remainers have become radicalised, to the extent that normal campaigning is becoming impossible.

‘For a civilised democracy to work you need the losers consent, politicians not accepting the referendum result have led us to this.’

Absolutely sodden (Picture: Reuters)

Security attempt to hold the suspected milkshake thrower away (Picture: Reuters)

Paul Crowther was later detained by police (Picture: Reuters)

The man managed to get up close and personal to the Brexit Party leader as he spoke to activists (Picture: Reuters)

Yesterday, Burger King was accused of ‘endorsing violence’ after reminding customers in Scotland that it sells milkshakes.

It was seemingly in response to McDonald’s being ordered to stop selling the drinks near a rally Farage held in Edinburgh on Friday.

McDonald’s said police had requested they stopped selling them after other European election candidates were targeted by protesters.

Former EDL leader Tommy Robinson was hit by two milkshakes earlier this month and Ukip candidate Carl Benjamin was doused in milkshake for the fourth time on Sunday while out and about in Salisbury.

Covering pro-Brexit politicians in milkshake began in the North West of England when Robinson – real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon – was hit twice in two days.

In the first instance, the English Defence League founder was soaked on the streets of Bury, Greater Manchester, when he was hit with the long-range shot.

A day later in Warrington, Cheshire, he was hit again, leaving his face and blazer covered in strawberry shake.

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