Man charged after objects thrown at Nigel Farage on campaign trail

A man has been charged with using threatening behaviour towards Nigel Farage.

Josh Greally, 28, has been charged with using "threatening, abusive, insulting words and behaviour with intent to cause fear or provoke unlawful violence following an incident in Barnsley Town Centre yesterday", a spokesman for South Yorkshire Police said.

Objects were thrown towards the Reform UK leader while he was campaigning on an open-top bus in Barnsley, South Yorkshire on Tuesday.

Mr Farage was shaking his fist to acknowledge cheers from people below when something appeared to hit the side of the vehicle.

Mr Farage raised his arm as he spotted the object flying in - but it missed him.

The incident came after a woman threw a milkshake over Mr Farage last week in Clacton in Essex - the constituency he will contest in the election.

Mr Farage changed his mind about standing in the contest and became Reform's leader.

He's aiming to become an MP on his eighth attempt.

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