A woman has avoided jail after throwing a milkshake over Nigel Farage in his Essex constituency. It is not the first time Mr Farage has had milkshake poured over him. A man had to pay his dry-cleaning bill after throwing a salted caramel shake over him in Newcastle in 2019.
The Reform leader is one of many politicians who have been attacked with food, drink, or other random items over the years. Former Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson was among the first on record - on 1 June 1970 - when a young Conservative activist threw an egg at his face.
Here we look back at other similarly unusual incidents over the years. Egg thrown at John Prescott, 2001. Arguably the most famous incident involved the late John Prescott, the former Labour deputy prime minister who died this month at the age of 86. On 16 May 2001 he was out campaigning in Rhyl, North Wales, when protester Craig Evans, then 29, threw an egg at him.
Mr Prescott immediately retaliated, throwing what was later known as the "Prescott punch" before the pair were torn apart by security staff. It happened on the day Labour launched its election manifesto - but the party went on to win the vote regardless.
Purple flour-filled condoms thrown at Tony Blair, 2004. On 19 May 2004, Tony Blair was at the House of Commons despatch box for Prime Minister's Questions when Ron Davies dropped two condoms filled with purple powder on him from the public gallery. One hit the prime minister's back and the other landed near his feet.
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