{"id":2259544,"date":"2024-06-04T13:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T17:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nigel-farage-hit-with-milkshake-at-beginning-of-uk-election-bid\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T13:42:50","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T17:42:50","slug":"nigel-farage-hit-with-milkshake-at-beginning-of-uk-election-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nigel-farage-hit-with-milkshake-at-beginning-of-uk-election-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigel Farage splattered with milkshake at start of UK election campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnigel-farage-hit-with-milkshake-at-beginning-of-uk-election-bid%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2259544&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform \u200bUK party, was splashed with \u2063a drink at an event in Clacton-on-Sea during his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/squad-member-ilhan-omar-makes-her-decision-regarding-2022-run\/\" title=\"Squad Member Ilhan Omar Makes Her Decision Regarding 2022 Run\">election announcement<\/a>.\u200d The incident occurred\u200b as the UK geared up for a competitive\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/impossible-gop-picked-up-seats-in-house-picked-up-state-legislatures-picked-up-governorship-held-the-senate-but-sniffy-joe-won-not-a-chance\/\" title=\"IMPOSSIBLE: GOP Picked Up Seats in House, Picked Up State Legislatures, Picked Up Governorship, Held the Senate -- But Sniffy Joe Won?... NOT A CHANCE\">general election<\/a>, with\u2064 potential gains for\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/venezuelas-opposition-held-congress-extends-term-after-disputed-vote\/\" title=\"Venezuela\u2019s opposition-held Congress extends term after disputed vote\">opposition parties<\/a> like Labour and Reform UK. Farage&#8217;s campaign launch was marked by the milkshake incident, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-obama-and-clinton-rise-from-beneath-the-stage-like-communist-rock-stars\/\" title=\"Biden, Obama, and Clinton emerge dramatically from the stage like iconic political figures\">garnering media attention<\/a>. Your summary of \u2062Nigel Farage being splashed with \u2062a drink at his \u200bcampaign event in \u200cClacton-on-Sea effectively highlights the incident amidst the upcoming competitive UK\u2063 general election. It also mentions the \u2062potential gains \u200bfor opposition parties \u200blike Labour and Reform UK, emphasizing the media attention garnered by Farage&#8217;s campaign launch.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nigel-farage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nigel Farage<\/a>, the leader of the Reform UK party, was doused in a drink Tuesday during the announcement event for his entry into the general election.<\/p>\n<p>Farage was attending an event in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-kingdom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Clacton-on-Sea<\/a> when he was covered with a milkshake, <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/06\/04\/nigel-farage-hit-milkshake-campaigning-clacton-20969887\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to <em>Metro<\/em><\/a>. The <em>I\u2019m a Celebrity\u2026Get Me Out of Here!<\/em> star was in the village to announce his candidacy in the Essex town.<\/p>\n<p>The United Kingdom announced a general election this year amid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/article\/2024\/may\/03\/tories-face-worst-local-election-results-40-years-sunak-sunak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>declining momentum for the Conservative Party<\/a>, leading to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reckless-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-shuns-mask-mandate-at-surprisingly-crowded-wnba-game\/\" title=\"RECKLESS: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Shuns Mask Mandate at Surprisingly Crowded WNBA Game\">competitive field<\/a> that could lead to gains for Keir Starmer\u2019s Labour Party and Reform UK.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK, walks away after a drink was thrown over him when he left the Moon and Starfish pub where he launched his campaign on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at Clacton-on-Sea, England. (James Manning\/PA via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Reform UK began as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/election-2019-50338070\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the Brexit Party<\/a> in 2018, and Farage was one of the original proponents of the Brexit movement, or the movement to remove the U.K. from the European Union over disagreements over trade, governance, and immigration. That campaign was successful, and the U.K. left the EU in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/live\/2024\/jun\/04\/general-election-nigel-farage-conservatives-labour-rishi-sunak-keir-starmer-uk-politics-latest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Reform UK Chairman Richard Tice<\/a> reacted to the incident on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe juvenile moron who threw a drink over Nigel has just gained us hundreds of thousands more votes,\u201d he said. \u201cWe will not be bullied or threatened off the campaign trail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A woman was arrested in connection with the incident. The local police, who refer to Farage as \u201ca man,\u201d said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/live\/2024\/jun\/04\/general-election-nigel-farage-conservatives-labour-rishi-sunak-keir-starmer-uk-politics-latest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the <em>Guardian<\/em><\/a>: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOfficers have made two arrests after responding to a report a drink was thrown at a man in Clacton,\u201d a spokesperson for the department said. \u201cWe were called to the area of Marine Parade East, Clacton, at around 2.10pm today. It was reported a man had a drink thrown over him as he left a premises in the area. A 25-year-old woman, from Clacton, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of assault. While officers were responding and making this arrest, a second individual, a man, was arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker. Both individuals remain in custody for questioning.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reform UK&#8217;s Nigel Farage got soaked in a drink during an election event in Clacton-on-Sea. The incident, reported by Metro, happened as Farage launched his election bid. The former &#8220;I&#8217;m a Celebrity&#8230;Get Me Out of Here!&#8221; personality faced the milkshake moment while making his political entry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3042,"featured_media":2259545,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24156481101732.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2259544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24156481101732.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2259544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3042"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2259544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2259544\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2259545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2259544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2259544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2259544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}