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During an appearance on BBC Radio 4's Heresy show in June, comedian Jo Brand - referring to political figures who had been hit by milkshakes - said: "I'm thinking: why bother with a milkshake when you could get some battery acid." After making the remark, Brand added: "I'm not going to do it, it's purely a fantasy. But I think milkshakes are pathetic." The BBC today ruled that the joke "went beyond what was appropriate" for a Radio 4 comedy show, but did not incite violence.

But Nigel Farage was enraged by the ruling, fuming on his LBC radio show: “Unbelievable. “That was said a couple of weeks after a milkshake was thrown over me. “There is no other senior political figure who had a milkshake thrown over them so there is nobody else it could possibly be about. “I thought the whole thing was pretty appalling. JUST IN: This wretched Brexit argument needs to be brought to an end

Nigel Farage was outraged by the BBC's ruling

“By the way, every one of you listening has to pay over £150-a-year to the BBC if you even have a TV in your house.” Reacting to the BBC's ruling, he said: "They have their own Executive Complaints Unit who said that they thought the joke went beyond what was appropriate, but they have concluded that the ECU does not uphold the aspects of complaints on incitement of violence. "So it's fine, just carry on. Why not Jo Brand go a bit further? Urge stabbings or shootings? Why not? The BBC won't sanction you, indeed they'll go on paying you lots and lots of money. "This really does get to an issue I think many of us are concerned about, the BBC: overfunded, not politically straight forward, self-regulating and never take action against anybody whatsoever."

Mr Farage said he found Ms Brand's joke 'appalling'

Mr Farage branded the BBC 'overfunded'

In a summary of the BBC's ECU decision, findings said: "Whilst the ECU recognised that the wider message from this episode is an argument for more civility in political discourse, not less, and Ms Brand's contribution is not intended to be taken as face value, the ECU felt that it went beyond what was appropriate for the show." "So it was partially upheld against generally accepted standards of BBC output. The ECU also noted that in the right context and with the right treatment, there is no subject matter which should be beyond the scope of comedy." A BBC spokesman explained in the immediate aftermath of the joke’s telling: “Heresy is a long-running comedy programme where, as the title implies and as our listeners know, panellists often say things which are deliberately provocative and go against societal norms but are not intended to be taken seriously.” DON'T MISS John McDonnell admits biggest 'problem' facing Labour Party [BREAKING]

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