Man charged after objects thrown at Nigel Farage in Barnsley

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A man has been charged with using threatening behaviour towards Nigel Farage after objects were thrown at the Reform UK leader on the general election campaign trail.

Farage was on top of a party battlebus in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, on Tuesday morning when a cup was thrown, narrowly missing him.

A man in a red hoodie could be seen shouting from a construction area below, before reaching into a bucket and throwing something else, which also missed.

On Wednesday, South Yorkshire police said Josh Greally, 28, was charged with using threatening, abusive, insulting words and behaviour with intent to cause fear or provoke unlawful violence.

He has been released on bail to appear before Barnsley magistrates court on 26 June.

Farage, speaking while campaigning in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, said the incident was “pretty nasty”.

Politicians from other parties joined Farage in condemning “violence” towards general election candidates.

The home secretary, James Cleverly, said: “There must be no place for violence and intimidation in our politics and these actions should be condemned by everyone.”

Victoria Thomas Bowen, 25, was charged with assault by beating and criminal damage when a milkshake was thrown over Farage as he left the Moon and Starfish Wetherspoon’s pub in Clacton-on-Sea in Essex on Tuesday last week.

Farage was seen with the yellow drink splattered across his dark blue suit as he boarded his campaign bus.

Thomas Bowen is due to appear before Colchester magistrates court on 2 July.

During a campaign walkabout in Newcastle in 2019, Farage had a £5.25 Five Guys banana and salted caramel milkshake thrown at him.

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