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Reuters: UK right-winger Farage doused with drink at election campaign launch

Culprit:

Apparently not even the first time it’s happened to him:

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[–] obelix@lemmy.world 166 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (14 children)

It was a setup. The woman is the girlfriend of a reform party member. Farage has form for this sort of publicity stunt.

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https://ibb.co/wsygrdp

Farage is all anyone is talking about at the moment, the stunt seems to have worked.

Edit

According to the BBC a woman’s been charged, so it seems like the initial skepticism was misplaced.

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 19 points 5 months ago (2 children)

She looks exactly like every other British girl that age. This proves nothing, you're chatting pure shit

[–] obelix@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I’m not chatting anything you biff, I shared what I saw. You can make your own mind up.

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 3 points 5 months ago

I didn't say you're chatting shit, I'm just commenting on what I saw.

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