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A man has admitting assaulting Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage by hurling a milkshake over him.
Mr Farage had given a speech on 20 May in Newcastle before the European elections when he was attacked.
Paul Crowther, 32, of Holeyn Road, Throckley, pleaded guilty to common assault and criminal damage at North Tyneside Magistrates' Court.
He had previously described the act as "a right of protest against people like him".
The case has been adjourned until a date yet to be set, and Crowther was told he is not facing a jail sentence.
He was arrested at the scene after being filmed dousing Mr Farage with a £5.25 banana and salted caramel milkshake.
He told journalists it was "a right of protest", and said of Mr Farage: "The bile and the racism he spouts out in this country is far more damaging than a bit of milkshake to his front."
'A mile off'
A Gofundme page entitled "Get Paul Crowther his milkshake money back" raised £1,705.
The hearing heard that Crowther had been sacked from his job as a Sky technical advisor.
Mr Crowther's solicitor described it as a "moment of madness" and said his client now regretted what he had done.
In the immediate aftermath of the incident, Mr Farage was heard telling a member of security staff that he "could have spotted that a mile off".
Later that day, he said: "I won't even acknowledge the low-grade behaviour that I was subjected to this morning. I won't dignify it. I will ignore it.
"Perhaps keep buying new clothes and carry on."