Man Who Attacked Nigel Farage with Objects During Campaign Escapes Jail Time

Individual avoids imprisonment after hurling items at Nigel Farage in Barnsley during election tour

While campaigning atop his battle bus, the leader of Reform UK was targeted with several objects.

Political correspondent @alixculbertson

Wednesday, August 28, 2024, 5:

An individual who hurled objects at Nigel Farage while he was on the campaign trail has escaped a jail sentence.

Josh Greally, aged 28, received a six-week prison sentence, which was suspended for a year, at Barnsley Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

He was additionally mandated to complete 120 hours of community service, participate in 20 days of rehabilitation activities, and cover £85 in court fees along with a £154 surcharge.

Greally admitted to committing a public order violation by hurling what seemed to be a disposable coffee cup and another item at the leader of Reform UK in the center of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, on June 11.

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Mr. Farage was on the upper level of his campaign bus when the items were hurled at him.

Video captured him quickly lowering his head to avoid the items, which missed him.

A week earlier, Mr. Farage was doused with a milkshake as he exited a Wetherspoons pub in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, where he currently serves as the Member of Parliament.

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