A woman who admitted to throw a milkshake at Reform UK leader Nigel Farage during the general election campaign avoided jail on Monday.
Victoria Thomas Bowen, 25, pleaded guilty to assault by beating after dousing Farage with a milkshake outside a pub in Clacton, east of London, on 4 June.
Judge Tan Ikram of Westminster Magistrates’ Court sentenced Thomas Bowen to 13 weeks in jail, but suspended the term for 12 months. This meant she would avoid prison unless she reoffended within that period.
Farage, MP for Clacton and a prominent Brexit campaigner, criticised the leniency of the sentence, calling it “the latest example of two-tier justice.” He said on the X platform, "We now live in a country where you can assault a member of parliament and not go to prison."
In a victim impact statement, prosecutors read that Farage felt "humiliated" by the incident, which he claimed added to "a growing security concern."
Thomas Bowen’s lawyer revealed she had received "multiple threats" following the incident.
Reform UK, Farage's party, secured five seats in the 650-member parliament after the July election, despite gaining 14 percent of the total vote share.
