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Jess Phillips sarcastically responded ''what a shame'' after the Ukip MEP candidate who 'joked' about her rape failed to win a seat in the European elections.

Carl Benjamin previously came under fire for tweeting 'I wouldn't even rape you' to Ms Phillips, in response to the Labour MP raising concerns about sexual assault threats.

The far-right activist is being investigated by police for his comments about Ms Phillips from 2016.

He later defended what he called “a joke” and refused to apologise.

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Tonight though the joke was on him as he was unsuccessful in his election bid.

UKIP polled 53,739 votes in the South West region, just 3.2 per cent of ballots cast and a 29 per cent drop from their previous election.

The Brexit Party took the lion's share of the votes with 611,742 - electing former Tory Ann Widdecombe in the process - with the Lib Dems second on 385,095 and the Greens third on 302,364.

YouTuber Benjamin was repeatedly splattered with milkshakes during his ultimately unsuccessful campaign tour.

The most recent 'milkshaking' happened in Salisbury when he was targeted by opponents in the street.

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Anti-far-right activists have regularly adopted the tactic of throwing milkshakes as a form of protest at candidates.

Benjamin’s tour got off to an ignominious start when he first had kippers thrown at him, before a milkshake was hurled in his direction in Truro, Cornwall.

The following day a UKIP battle bus was hit with a parking ticket and had milkshake thrown over it during a party rally in Plymouth.

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The University of the West of England cancelled a hustings where he was due to speak out of fears of disturbances, and just days later Exeter Cathedral banned him from a separate election event it is hosting.

Milkshakes have also been used as missiles against fellow MEP candidate Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon.

Yaxley-Lennon, who tonight also failed in his bid to become an MEP, had milkshakes thrown over him twice in as many days in Bury and Warrington.

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In response police told a McDonald's restaurant to stop selling milkshakes during a Farage rally amid fears the Brexit party leader would be pelted with a drink.

A sign posted in the window of a nearby McDonald's read: "We will not be selling milkshakes or ice cream tonight.

"This is due to a police request given recent events."