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A woman has appeared in court after a milkshake was thrown over Reform UK leader Nigel Farage during his campaign to become an MP.
Victoria Thomas Bowen, 25, denies charges of assault by beating and criminal damage after Mr Farage appeared to be doused in the banana drink on the general election trail last month.
Bowen, of St Osyth Road in Clacton, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday where she pleaded not guilty to both charges.
The 60-year-old politician, who went on to win his seat as an MP for Clacton, was seen with the yellow drink splattered on his blue suit as he boarded his campaign bus in the Essex town on 4 June.
The incident happened as he left the Moon and Starfish Wetherspoons pub, having earlier addressed supporters at a rally in the town after announcing he would stand for election in the constituency.
The incident comes after Mr Farage previously had a milkshake thrown at him in a separate incident five years ago.
He was on a campaign walkabout in Newcastle in 2019 when he had a £5.25 Five Guys banana and salted caramel milkshake thrown at him.
