McDonald’s banned from selling milkshakes near Nigel Farage’s Brexit rally after spate of shake attacks

COPS ordered a McDonald's outlet near Nigel Farage's campaign rally to stop selling milkshakes or ice cream, the restaurant's staff have said.

With hundreds of Brexit Party supporters and dozens of protesters arriving at Edinburgh's Corn Exchange for an EU elections rally, staff at the neighbouring McDonald's were told to not serve people certain products following a spate of incidents involving right-wing politicians.

Printed signs saying: "We will not be selling milkshakes or ice creams tonight. This is due to a police request given recent events" were displayed on the windows and inside the fast food restaurant.

Nigel Farage is due to address the rally later today.

Police Scotland told The Sun Online: "After assessing the potential for disorder, officers liaised with local businesses and appropriate advice and guidance was given to prevent it.

"We thank those local businesses and majority of demonstrators for their co-operation."

Far-right figures Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, and Ukip candidate Carl Benjamin have had food and drinks thrown at them during the European election campaign.

Former English Defence League leader Mr Yaxley-Lennon was drenched by milkshakes twice in two days as he campaigned in the north-west of England.

Mr Benjamin - who is currently being investigated by police about what he said were jokey rape comments made towards MP Jess Phillips - was at a public meeting in Cornwall on May 10 when a protester tried to throw a drink over him.

After the police's intervention in Edinburgh, Burger King's UK Twitter account posted: "Dear people of Scotland. We're selling milkshakes all weekend. Have fun. Love BK #justsaying".