UK police charge man who hurled objects at British right-wing leader Nigel Farage

The UK Police on Wednesday (June 12) charged the man who pelted objects at the leader of Britain's Reform Party, Nigel Farage, during an election campaign.

Farage was travelling through Barnsley in northern England aboard an open-top bus on Tuesday (June 11) when a man hurled at him what looked like pieces of broken stones.

The pro-Brexit campaigner however wasn't injuredas the man's hitsmissed Farage, as seen in the videoof the incident gone viral on social media.

Immediately after the incident, the police apprehended 28-year-old Josh Greally on suspicion of public order offences.

The officials said that they believed Greally had thrown objects at Farage that he picked up from a construction site.

"I'm not a softie - you can say what you bloomin' like to me - but if you start chucking cement at me or chucking stones at me it's very, very different," Farage told Sky News.

He said that the attack was "a wilful attempt to stop me taking part in this general election".

The British police charged the stone-thrower with using threatening, abusive, insulting words and behaviour with intent to cause fear or provoke unlawful violence.

Greally was later released on bail and will appear in court on June 26, the police said in a statement.

Known as the frontman of Euroscepticism and anti-immigration sentiment, Farage has for decades been a divisive figure in the UK.

He grabbed headlines for pushing Britons to vote in favour of exiting the European Union (EU) in the year 2016.

He is contesting for a parliamentary seat on July 4.

"I will not be bullied or cowed by a violent left-wing mob who hate our country," he said on his official X account following the incident.

This is the second incident in a row when Farage was subject to an assault during his election campaign.

Earlier, a 25-year-old woman threw a drink in his face from close range as he left a pub. She was charged with assault.

(With inputs from agencies)