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| Anti-Ukip protesters wearing fancy dress chased Nigel Farage out of a pub on Sunday, pursuing him down the road and jumping on the bonnet of his car. | |
| The party leader was apparently having a family lunch his wife and two younger children at the Queen’s Head in Downe, Kent, when the incident took place. Farage later branded the protesters “scum”. | The party leader was apparently having a family lunch his wife and two younger children at the Queen’s Head in Downe, Kent, when the incident took place. Farage later branded the protesters “scum”. |
| Dozens of demonstrators initially went into the George & Dragon, where Farage has previously been pictured having a drink, before realising he was in the other pub nearby. | Dozens of demonstrators initially went into the George & Dragon, where Farage has previously been pictured having a drink, before realising he was in the other pub nearby. |
| They are said to have gone into the Queen’s Head, chased the Farages out, and then jumped on the Ukip leader’s car bonnet as he drove away. | |
| The protest was organised by a group calling itself Beyond – Ukip Cabaret. | |
| Farage said: “I hope these ‘demonstrators’ are proud of themselves. My children were so scared by their behaviour that they ran away to hide. At the time of writing this, a relative has gone to look for them, and they are not yet at home. These people are scum.” | Farage said: “I hope these ‘demonstrators’ are proud of themselves. My children were so scared by their behaviour that they ran away to hide. At the time of writing this, a relative has gone to look for them, and they are not yet at home. These people are scum.” |
| Farage’s children with his wife, Kirsten, are Victoria and Isabelle, thought to be aged 15 and 10 respectively. He also has two grownup children from his previous marriage. The children were later found. | |
| Staff at the Queen’s Head refused to comment on the incident, while the George & Dragon said protesters had initially claimed they were there for a birthday party. | Staff at the Queen’s Head refused to comment on the incident, while the George & Dragon said protesters had initially claimed they were there for a birthday party. |
| Protest organiser Dan Glass said the group was in fancy dress and included migrants, HIV activists, gay people, disabled people and breastfeeding mums. | Protest organiser Dan Glass said the group was in fancy dress and included migrants, HIV activists, gay people, disabled people and breastfeeding mums. |
| The demonstrators said Farage had pushed through to get into his car, and was then chased down the road, with some people jumping on the bonnet. | |
| Ukip is understood to have requested taxpayer-funded security for Farage during the election campaign amid fears that he is regularly being targeted by protesters. | Ukip is understood to have requested taxpayer-funded security for Farage during the election campaign amid fears that he is regularly being targeted by protesters. |