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Nigel Farage was walking to a Reform Britain bus during the general election campaign when a woman threw a milkshake in his face.
A woman who threw a McDonald’s milkshake at Reform UK leader Nigel Farage during the election campaign has pleaded guilty to assault by beating.
Mr Farage had a drink thrown in his face as he left a pub in Clacton-on-Sea on June 4, announcing his candidacy for the Essex constituency.
Victoria Thomas Bowen, 25, from Clacton, has previously denied the charges and is due to be sentenced at Westminster Magistrates Court in December.
Mr Farage, who won his seat in the July 4 vote, was campaigning at the Moon and Starfish pub on the seafront when the attack occurred.
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British reform leader Nigel Farage appears at Westminster Magistrates’ Court
Thomas Bowen also admitted criminal damage for causing £17.50 worth of damage to a jacket belonging to Mr Farage’s security guard James Woolfenden.
She changed her pleas to both charges before her scheduled trial began.
Acting Senior District Judge Tan Ikram said: “This was an unprovoked and targeted attack on an elected member of parliament.
“I take these criminal acts seriously.
“I am seeking a pre-sentence report that considers all sentencing options.”
He was adjourned for sentencing until December 16.
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Victoria Thomas Bowen, who was seen arriving at Westminster Magistrates Court in London, said she had a “chance” at a seaside pub.
In a witness statement read out in court, Mr Farage said: “This incident has caused concern as I was just doing my job” and urged him to “engage as publicly as possible”. He said he tried hard.
“It’s unfortunate that something like this happened during a public election campaign,” he added.
The court heard that during police questioning, Thomas Bowen said he had seen an online post about the politician’s attendance at a Wetherspoon store that day.
She told officers she “disagreed with his political views” and decided to act after seeing him coming out of the pub and “having an opportunity”.
Public prosecutor Nishma Shah gave details of the police investigation and told the court: “She accepts this was an assault and that the liquid got on his and others’ jackets and needed cleaning, but says Nigel would do that.” there is.
“She has stated that she does not regret her actions.”
Thomas Bowen told police he did not intend for the paper cup to hit Farage.
Defense barrister Andrew Price told the court there had been “numerous threats” made against Thomas Bowen and the case had had a “huge impact” on her.
He said she tried to put it out of her mind and “avoid making the decision that she ultimately made.”
The lawyer earlier applied successfully to the court to prevent his client from reading a speech in open court, describing it as a “very severe threat” over the incident.
Thomas Bowen was granted unconditional bail ahead of sentencing.
“Milkshake” (the act of pouring a drink on a public figure) was recognized as a word by Collins Dictionary in 2019.
In August, Josh Greeley, from Crown, Derbyshire, was given a suspended sentence for throwing a coffee cup and another object at Mr Farage while campaigning in Barnsley.
While campaigning in Newcastle in 2019, Mr Farage was pelted with a banana and a salted caramel milkshake.
