Gary Field , pictured , was seen at a Ukip event in South Thanet awaiting the arrival of Nigel Farage . Nigel Farage was at the centre of fresh controversy last night after National Front members turned up to campaign for him in the South Thanet constituency . The row started after a group of far-Right supporters calling themselves the East Kent English Patriots supported Mr Farage at an event in Broadstairs on Friday evening . They were led by Gary Field , a former regional organiser for the English Defence League , and enjoyed the protection of Ukip ’ s security teams , which encircled the Broadstairs Pavilion . Mr Field , who has a criminal record for assault , drank beers behind the cordon with fellow members of his group and gestured to onlookers as a crowd waited for Mr Farage ’ s arrival . Yesterday , Mr Farage ’ s Labour opponent in South Thanet , Will Scobie , claimed a group of his campaigners had been attacked by National Front members chanting for Ukip in Broadstairs late on Friday . When Mr Farage realised that Mr Field and his supporters had been seen by this newspaper on Friday evening , he moved quickly to disown them , saying : ‘ Members of an extremist group today arrived at a Ukip public meeting at the same time as a Mail on Sunday camera arrives. ’ Mr Farage ’ s comments triggered a war of words with the patriots group , which immediately posted a message saying : ‘ We went to Ukip meeting with members of Kent NF and after the meeting Nigel Farage went on Twitter saying we have far right extremists here ... the question is nig , do you want our vote or not ? ’ An anti-Ukip campaigner , Bunny La Roche , claims she was followed into a cafe by Mr Field earlier this month after she turned up to protest at a Ukip rally in Margate on April 11 . She has reported him to police for alleged assault after he sprayed Lynx deodorant in her face . Shortly after the incident , Mr Field posted offensive messages about Mr Scobie , writing : ‘ Will scobie you are a liebour [ sic ] paedo supporting ponse you won ’ t beat ukip in south thanet you dirty little scummy traitor. ’ He added : ‘ I have the lynx effect on lefties. ’ Gary Field , in the white hat , said he was opposed to the 'stand up to Ukip group ' and the extreme left . Mr Field is a former regional organiser of the EDL and was waiting for Ukip leader Nigel Farage , pictured . Mr Field was tagged in 2013 for breaching a community service order after being found guilty of assault . Mr Field said yesterday : ‘ I am against Labour and oppose the stand-up to Ukip group . I did spray her [ Bunny ] with deodorant . It was just banter . ‘ She and her people are on the extreme Left . I am not a member of any political party and I don ’ t intimidate people. ’ A Ukip spokesman said : ‘ We don ’ t know who Gary Field is , and therefore we have no responsibility for the actions he takes or the events that he attends . We have made our stance on extremist groups clear . We have no truck with them . End of . ’
Former pride organiser Mr Field was arrested at a charity event in Kent . Mr Field was tagged after he was convicted in 2013 for an offence . Mr Labour canvasser said that Mr Field sprayed her with deodorant . Mr Field said he did spray her but claimed the incident was just ' banter '