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  "path": "/skwawkbox/2026/04/16/disabled-pensioner-assaulted-farage/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-16T15:59:58.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.thecanary.co",
  "tags": [
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  "textContent": "Disabled Shetland pensioner Don Whittle has accused Reform UK leader Nigel Farage‘s ‘heavies’ of ‘manhandling’ him – assault, in other words – after Farage’s car took a disabled parking bay. Incident caught on camera 75-year-old Whittle has rheumatoid arthritis, heart failure, a pacemaker and a spinal condition that weakens his arms and legs. He says […]\n\nBy Skwawkbox",
  "title": "Disabled pensioner says Farage minders assaulted him over disabled parking spot"
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