There have been a fair share of incidents over the past few decades (Picture: REX/Getty Images/ITV)It is 54 years since a flying egg hit then Prime Minister Harold Wilson in the face. He quipped: ‘If the Tories get in, in five years no-one will be able to afford to buy an egg.’He went on to lose that General Election to the Tories after a lacklustre campaign. Sign up for Metro's politics newsletter Not sure what to make of the General Election? Metro.co.uk takes a look at the times when unusual objects have been thrown at politicians. Labour would go on to win the 2001 general election.
