London | Britain’s prime minister Rishi Sunak and his Labour rival Sir Keir Starmer have engaged in a surprisingly fierce head-to-head television clash, but were upstaged by a milkshake-spattered Nigel Farage.
As the populist publicity magnet Mr Farage travelled to the Essex seaside town of Clacton for a public rally to launch his campaign for the seat, a young woman spontaneously hurled a McDonald’s banana milkshake at him.
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Hans van Leeuwen covers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London. Connect with Hans on Twitter. Email Hans at hans.vanleeuwen@afr.com
