Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage heckled by protester with megaphone during live TV news interview
Outgoing Ukip leader called a 'comedian' and a 'cr** politician' while talking to Sky's Kay Burley outside Parliament
NIGEL Farage has been heckled by a protester with a megaphone as he gave an interview on live TV today.
The former Ukip leader was talking to Sky News presenter Kay Burley outside Parliament when the man began shouting at him from somewhere off camera.
The leading Brexit campaigner found himself on the end of a constant stream of very loud criticism as he tried to answer the journalist’s questions.
And because of the megaphone, they were very clearly audible to viewers watching the spectacle live on the air.
The heckler – who could not actually be seen – told Farage: “You’re the best comedian in the business.
“You’re a cr*p politician but you’re a good comedian – just a bit like Boris Johnson.”
The Ukip chief is no stranger to hecklers - either on the street or in the EU Parliament
Farage and Burley continue the interview, trying their best to ignore the man.
But the lack of attention doesn’t seem to bother him as he continues his tirade.
He shouts “Fromage not Farage” – one of the slogans of anti-Brexit protesters who have marched in the capital in the weeks since the EU referendum.
Turning his attention to the Sky journalist, he shouts: “Kay, are you really listening to this?
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“You really do not look interested…you need to smile a lot more, you look miserable.”
But the outgoing Ukip chief didn’t look too bothered – being no stranger to hecklers.
When he announced his resignation as party leader last week, he looked back fondly on his 17 years serving in the European Parliament as a “pantomime villain” MEP.
He said: “I’ve just so enjoyed them all booing at me and shouting at me, it’s been wonderful. So that part of it I’ll miss.”
The greatest of those boos perhaps came during his ‘victory’ speech following the result of the Brexit vote.
Farage was the subject of roars of disapproval as he told pro-Europe MEPs: “You’re not laughing now, are you?”
Seemingly relishing the hostility, he told them: “Virtually none of you have ever done a proper job in your lives or worked in business, or worked in trade, or indeed ever created a job.”
At one point, President of the European Parliament Martin Shultz had to interrupt his speech to ask members in the chamber to calm down.
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