Nigel Farage has grown a moustache and people can’t stop taking the piss

Good Lord.

Nigel Farage has said and done some pretty controversial things in his time as the face of UKIP, but growing a ludicrous attempt at a moustache on the top lip of that face could perhaps be his most controversial move yet. Often characterised as the villainous spiv of modern British politics, the now former leader of the UK Independence Party has seemingly embraced such accusations by taking on the appearance of a Private Walker-esque wide man, selling stockings and imported chocolates. On Friday, Farage showcased what looks like the flattened remains of an elderly caterpillar. If he was hoping that this would be an innocuous move on a less prominent broadcaster, he was very much mistaken. Quite hysterical images of the MEP donning his brand new grey 'tasche quickly spread across social media, and of course, everyone relished taking the right royal piss. As you can see below, he has been compared to everyone from Swiss Tony to the Simpsons' Guy Incognito. This is a cookie-duster and a half... https://twitter.com/ArrowontheHill/status/764101344240267264 https://twitter.com/robluth/status/764101824278388737 https://twitter.com/WikiGuido/status/764100890227838977 https://twitter.com/__Zasha__/status/764101150631137280 https://twitter.com/hughkeogh/status/764101819337506816 https://twitter.com/AlexFinnis/status/764103787955032066 https://twitter.com/MrCWoodhouse/status/764101791038439424 https://twitter.com/TechnicallyRon/status/764101606996664320 https://twitter.com/SJP_72/status/764101294336446464 https://twitter.com/Gadgeagoogoo/status/764101433155325952