Nigel Farage said he wanted to buy a pint for a foul-mouthed heckler who wouldn’t stop bothering Rachel Reeves and the entire internet responded as one

You might have seen in the news today how chancellor Rachel Reeves was heckled by a motorist while she tried to do a TV news interview.

Not just heckled but persistently bothered in an especially unpleasant, foul-mouthed fashion.

🚨 WATCH: Rachel Reeves is repeatedly heckled while at a petrol station in Leeds pic.twitter.com/dFO6d9iPzu

— Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) May 20, 2026

The incident elicited plenty of sympathy for Reeves, even among people who don’t have much (any) time for the chancellor and was a grim reminder of the abuse politicians have to put up with on a daily basis.

Not Nigel Farage though. Oh no. Because the Reform UK leader broke cover after going missing for five in the wake of that secret £5m ‘gift’ to say this.

I’d like to buy this man a pint.

Does anyone know how I can find him? https://t.co/aOxMw08dfx

— Nigel Farage MP (@Nigel_Farage) May 20, 2026

And we’re glad he did – in a way – because it prompted no end of supremely satisfying and totally on-point responses.

1.

Cat check: Last week, Nigel Farage complained when a journalist stood close to his house because it threatened his safety

— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) May 20, 2026

2.

Newsflash: Farage offers to reward a man abusing a woman in the street because he likes the abuse he was shouting. https://t.co/9GR3xOmn5H

— JennyPence 🌹 (@JennyEPence) May 20, 2026

3.

Well done, Nigel. Celebrating filthy manners. Encouraging men swearing at women while banging on about your own security. Two tier Farage.

— Matthew Stadlen (@MatthewStadlen) May 20, 2026

4.

The man who needs £5million to pay for protection, kicked up a stink when Jo Brand made a crap joke about a milkshake being thrown at him, is now encouraging people to abuse senior politicians on the street, wow.

This is extremely poor, even for Farage https://t.co/qsUDGbC8TB

— Dean 🇬🇧🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 (@deanbegley1) May 20, 2026

5.

Shows your true colours that you think it is fine for one of your voters to attack a female MP doing her job.

As misogynistic as Trump but even less ability and he's get dementia

— dave lawrence 🐟🐟🐠 (@dave43law) May 20, 2026

6.

If this happened to Farage he’d be claiming this is exactly why he needed a billionaire to give him £5m https://t.co/SxN78mgxsU

— David (@Zero_4) May 20, 2026

7.

If that was you you'd be crying & playing the victim.

— Oliver (@OWS1892) May 20, 2026

8.

Perhaps your mate Harbone can give Rachel £5m too? Seeing as she's open to abuse too and needs to be kept safe..especially seeing as she's a woman. https://t.co/vFK49qeZny

— Narinder Kaur (@narindertweets) May 20, 2026

9.

Well she handled it well. Did you? pic.twitter.com/IAuh7Wjdbv

— Ahsan Ullah 🌹🇬🇧 (@ahsanforbritain) May 20, 2026

10.

Farage approving of a man using foul language to MP – he's lost it. https://t.co/kwCX3wF1Nn

— Mr Ethical 🚩 (@nw_nicholas) May 20, 2026

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You want to buy a man a pint for abusing politicians? Sounds like a form of sectarian politics who are content to shout and swear at women?
This you? pic.twitter.com/Io6iVs2959

— Dr Iain Overton (@iainoverton) May 20, 2026

12.

Man who pisses and whines about being attacked encouraging verbals against women in the street. The fucking hypocrisy of it 🙄 https://t.co/rkaDOuuG4z

— Jaxon (@JaxonFisk) May 20, 2026

13.

Going by London prices if you did then it would still leave you with £4,999,992.15 left from your crypto mates donation. https://t.co/yEAmLEY7Ki

— Brian Leishman (@BrianLeishmanMP) May 20, 2026

14.

Interesting that you want to reward a man abusing a woman in the street.

Though with the company you usually keep I shouldn’t be surprised. pic.twitter.com/l4DbfKvhcp

— JennyPence 🌹 (@JennyEPence) May 20, 2026

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