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Nigel Farage hides from 'gang with milkshakes' on campaign bus days after Newcastle incident

Nigel Farage was forced to hide away from crowds on his campaign bus after fears a group of men had turned up with milkshakes.

The Brexit Party leader was on a tour of Kent on Wednesday and was visiting Dartford, Gravesend and Rochester to drum up support for today's EU elections.

He was greeted warmly by the majority of people, KentLive reports , and was constantly surrounded by a throng of around 30 fans.

But it seems security was much tighter after a milkshake was thrown on Mr Farage when he stopped in Newcastle on Monday.

Milkshake thrown at Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage as he campaigned in Newcastle for the European Parliament elections (Newcastle Chronicle)

The politician was doused in a Five Guys milkshake and a man has since been charged with common assault and criminal damage.

A shaken Mr Farage was quickly escorted to a waiting car and could he heard telling his security staff "this is a failure" and "how did that happen?"

The anti-Europe politician looked much more relaxed when he reached Dartford and said he was "less worried about the milkshake saga".

But on his final stop in Rochester, three young men dressed in black with their hoods up and covering their faces with balaclavas were spotted at the back of the crowd.

One supporter said they were carrying milkshakes and Mr Farage was quickly alterted.

As a preventative measure, he was told not to get off the bus.

The reporter at the scene Will Rider said: "Eventually he did come off but he only stepped about a metre away and chatted to some supporters.

"He got back on the bus very quickly.

"In all the other places he stopped off and walked down the high street.

"There was a Brexit stall on this high street but he didn't visit it."

Paul Crowther, 32, of Holeyn Road, Throckley, is due to appear at North Tyneside Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, June 18.

Afterwards, Mr Farage tweeted: "Sadly some remainers have become radicalised, to the extent that normal campaigning is becoming impossible.

"For a civilised democracy to work you need the losers' consent, politicians not accepting the referendum result have led us to this."

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