Nigel Farage is mocked on Twitter over a spelling error

Embarrassing.
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Nigel Farage, the former leader of the Ukip party, is offering his support in local elections this week -- but was mercilessly mocked for standing in front of a party sign mis-spelling the constituency.

Speaking to Sky News in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, Farage could be spotted standing in front of a Ukip poster which added the letter 'n' to the word Hykeham.

Farage was visiting the constituency in support of UKIP candidate Victoria Ayling.

The mistake was quickly spotted by journalists and Twitter users:

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