The Catholic politician, who’s standing for the Brexit Party in the European elections, has been speaking after Nigel Farage was targeted in Newcastle.

He’s the latest victim of similar protests which has seen other European election candidates targeted recently.

32-year-old Paul Crowther has been charged with common assault and criminal damage after throwing the drink at Mr Farage.

He’s due before magistrates in North Tyneside in four weeks.

Addressing the issue, Ann Widdecombe said: “I haven’t been milkshaked…yet.

“It really is an affront to democracy. This sort of thing goes on all the time – you just have to take it in your stride.”

Mr Farage has spoken of his concern at the treatment of politicians.

He said: “I am concerned about the sheer level of hatred coming from those who think they’re better than me.

“I just think we’ve reached a point where normal campaigning is becoming very difficult, and that in a democratic society cannot be a good thing.”

He said what happened to him was “part of something bigger that’s going on”.

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The Election Commission said Mr Widodo, the first Indonesian president from outside the Jakarta elite, had won 55.5 per cent of the vote, securing him, a second term.

He was able to garner the support of Christians in areas like Papua, North Sulawesi and Nusa Tenggara Timur, while his opponent, Prabowo Subianto, found support in conservative Muslim areas such as Aceh and West Sumatra.

A local Christian explained to anti-persecution charity Open Doors why Mr Widodo got support from Indonesian Christians: “He has been developing the infrastructure in Eastern Indonesia, where most Christian-majority regions are located.

“Many of these places were ignored and under-developed during previous regimes.”

However, Mr Widodo has been criticised for not protecting the rights of the minorities, for keeping silent about church closures and the criminalisation of religious cases.

Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, know as Ahok (below), the former Christian governor of Jakarta, was accused of blasphemy and sentenced to two years in jail in May 2017.

The majority of the 266 million people who live in Indonesia are Muslims. Just 32.4 million are Christians.

Although Indonesia’s constitution protects religious freedom, Islamic extremist groups are becoming more influential in pushing for an Islamic nation.

Indonesia is number 30 on the World Watch…

The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), who is a founding member of Voice of the Family, an international coalition of Catholics working within pro-life, pro-family organisations worldwide, had argued that the decision by ministers to enable women to self-administer misoprostol is unlawful and a threat to their health.

It returned to the Court of Session in Edinburgh to appeal in April after it lost its legal challenge against the move last year.

However in a ruling published on Wednesday three Court of Session judges refused the appeal by SPUC, referred to as the reclaimer.

Following the Scottish Government’s decision, women in Scotland can now take the drug misoprostol at home, provided they have first taken the drug mifepristone in a clinic 24 to 48 hours beforehand.

During the hearing in April Morag Ross QC, representing the SPUC, said the decision to allow abortions at home is flawed in “two fundamental respects” because it approved treatment outwith the presence of a registered medical practitioner (RMP) and because a pregnant woman’s home is not a “meaningful class of place”.

The case was heard by Lord Justice Clerk Lady Dorrian, Lord Menzies and Lord Brodie.

In their ruling the judges said that an RMP remains responsible whether the treatment is administered in a clinic or at home.

They said: “We do not accept that the doctor’s control or…

The independent review by MPs includes a broad range of offences including exploitation, forced labour and human trafficking.

There has also been a record number of cases involving children.

Louise Gleich, senior policy officer for human trafficking at Christian charity CARE told Premier while the report is “shocking”, it’s not all bad news.

“It’s just incredible to think that there’s been an over 700 per cent increase in the number of investigations involving children in relation to modern slavery.

“It’s, of course, a really good sign that the police are getting better at understanding modern slavery and seeing it and identifying it and pursuing those investigations.

“And it’s great to know that the police are taking these issues really seriously and finding these children and hopefully bringing them some support and assistance.”

The number of “live” police investigations under the modern slavery act where children are involved has risen from 53 in 2017 to 475 this year, according to the co-ordinating Government-funded police unit.

Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer, who leads the National Police Chiefs’ Council on modern slavery, described on Wednesday the number of children being targeted as “staggering”.

“Our children are being criminally and sexually exploited in a way we did not comprehend before,” he added.

Gleich said…