Led By Donkeys take campaign van to ITV HQ to remind them of who Farage ‘really is’

Led By Donkeys has taken a campaign van to the ITV headquarters to protest their role in screenwashing the reputation of Nigel Farage.

The former UKIP leader is among the contestants in this year’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here after being handed a reported £1.5 million package to appear on the show.

He follows in the footsteps of Matt Hancock, who reached the final three in last year’s show, despite being a serving MP.

Speculation has arisen that he is using the show to enhance his chances of becoming the next Tory leader as the party drifts to the right.

On a show broadcast this week he certainly wasn’t shy about discussing the prospect:

Jack Peat

Jack is a business and economics journalist and the founder of The London Economic (TLE). He has contributed articles to VICE, Huffington Post and Independent and is a published author. Jack read History at the University of Wales, Bangor and has a Masters in Journalism from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.