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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Helena Horton

Community cafe demands apology from Farage for ‘intimidating’ uninvited visit

A Union Jack flag flies above a Reform UK sign with an arrow on a residential street
A Reform UK party placards in Makerfield, where the party was campaigning when it visited the Hamlet Wigan cafe. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

The founder of a community group has asked Nigel Farage to apologise after the Reform UK leader and his entourage entered its cafe unannounced in what she said was an “intimidating and overwhelming” manner, and allegedly took photographs and videos without permission.

Farage was campaigning in Makerfield when he and his team stopped at a cafe run by the Hamlet Wigan CIC for a cup of tea and to use the toilets. The cafe supports young adult trainees with additional needs.

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