Woman, 25, arrested after Nigel Farage has McDonald's milkshake thrown over him

A 25-year-old woman has been arrested after Nigel Farage had a McDonald's milkshake thrown over him outside a pub on Tuesday (June 4).

Images appeared to show a McDonald’s banana milkshake being thrown at the Reform UK leader as he left the Moon and Starfish pub in Essex after his rally at Clacton Pier.

Mr Farage, who has been targeted by milkshakes before, had earlier addressed supporters at a rally in Clacton-on-Sea after announcing he would stand for election in the constituency.

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He was seen with the yellow drink splattered across his dark blue suit as he boarded his campaign bus. A 25-year-old woman, from Clacton, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of assault, Essex Police said.

While officers were detaining the suspect, a man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker, the force added. They both remain in custody for questioning.

“It was reported a man had a drink thrown over him as he left a premises in the area,” a police statement said.

Richard Tice, Mr Farage’s predecessor as Reform UK leader, said: “The juvenile moron who threw a drink over Nigel has just gained us hundreds of thousands more votes. We will not be bullied or threatened off the campaign trail.”

The Reform leader appeared to make light of the incident later in the day when he posed for media with a tray of four McDonald’s banana milkshakes during a visit to Jaywick in Essex.

Mr Farage had a £5.25 Five Guys banana and salted caramel milkshake thrown at him in 2019 during a campaign walkabout in Newcastle. Culprit Paul Crowther was ordered by a court to pay compensation to Mr Farage following the act. He admitted assault and criminal damage