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Protesters shout 'scum' at UKIP leader | |
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UKIP leader Nigel Farage had to find refuge in a pub after he was swarmed by angry protesters as he left a press conference. | |
When he later left the Canons' Gait pub in Edinburgh's historic old town and was escorted into a police van, protestors chanted "scum, scum, scum". | When he later left the Canons' Gait pub in Edinburgh's historic old town and was escorted into a police van, protestors chanted "scum, scum, scum". |
Mr Farage was in Edinburgh to launch his party's Scottish campaign. | Mr Farage was in Edinburgh to launch his party's Scottish campaign. |
The party, which wants to leave the European Union, hopes to build on electoral gains in England. | The party, which wants to leave the European Union, hopes to build on electoral gains in England. |
Mr Farage told the BBC he had never had a reaction like this before. | Mr Farage told the BBC he had never had a reaction like this before. |
Earlier this week, Mr Farage said First Minister Alex Salmond was "illogical" to want to keep an independent Scotland in the EU. | Earlier this week, Mr Farage said First Minister Alex Salmond was "illogical" to want to keep an independent Scotland in the EU. |