A man has been given a suspended sentence after throwing a coffee cup at Nigel Farage during his election campaign.
Josh Greally, 28, has been given a suspended prison sentence at Barnsley Magistrates’ Court after throwing items at Nigel Farage during the General Election campaign.
He was sentenced to six weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months, and ordered to carry out 120 hours of unpaid work, 20 rehabilitation activity days and pay £85 court costs and a surcharge of £154.
Greally pleaded guilty to a public order offence over the incident on June 11 in Barnsley town centre where he threw what appeared to be a coffee cup and another object at the Reform UK leader, who was campaigning on the top deck of his battle bus.
Neither of the objects hit the politician.
After the attack Mr Farage posted on X: ‘My huge thanks to South Yorkshire Police today.
‘I will not be bullied or cowed by a violent left-wing mob who hate our country.’
It was the second time Mr Farage has had things thrown at him during his election campaign.
He was first milkshaked moments after stepping out of the Moon and Starfish pub in the seaside town of Clacton.
Farage was famously hit by a milkshake while campaigning in Newcastle in 2019.
The attacker was ordered to pay his suit-cleaning bill after pleading guilty to common assault and causing criminal damage.
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