A man who threw a coffee cup at Reform UK leader Nigel Farage on his battle bus during the General Election campaign has been handed a suspended prison sentence.
Josh Greally, 28, was sentenced to six weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months, after a district judge said the offence was serious enough to merit a jail term, but there was a "realistic prospect of rehabilitation". Greally, who wore a black face mask throughout the hearing, pleaded guilty to a public order offence over the incident on June 11 in Barnsley town centre, where he launched an object at Mr Farage, who was making a speech from the open top deck of his bus.
Read more: Prison teacher, 33, appears in court accused of having 'inappropriate relationship' with Zara Aleena's killerRead more: Starmer promises to 'fix broken relationships' with EU as PM meets with Olaf Scholz in BerlinThe court heard Greally then ran away despite members of the public attempting to apprehend him, but was chased and found by police a short time later. He had travelled to the event as part of a group and played a "prominent role", a judge said.
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