Nigel Farage reveals he receives 300 threats a month as security bolstered after Widdecombe's death

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Jul 14, 2026 - 21:35

Nigel Farage reveals he receives 300 threats a month as security bolstered after Widdecombe's death

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has revealed he receives more than 300 threats a month following the tragic death of Ann Widdecombe.

Mr Farage, who has also been the victim of assault three times while campaigning for the Brexit Party and Reform UK, made the shocking revelation after being invited to meet the chief of the security body in charge of protecting public figures.

Reform recorded 1,577 threats against Mr Farage since February, including 597 death threats.

The 62-year-old opted to fund his security by private donors after the parliamentary authorities reduced his taxpayer-funded protection package by 75 per cent.

A Reform UK spokesman said: "Within days of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, at a moment when the threat to public figures on the right was escalating, the security package Mr Farage was offered represented a 75 per cent cut without clear reason.

"Faced with a state offer that no longer matched the threat against him, Nigel declined the downgraded and inadequate package and Reform took the responsible decision to maintain proper protection rather than gamble with his life."

The security detail offered to Mr Farage, which included one bodyguard, a car and a driver, is also afforded to Tory leader Kemi Badenoch.

Ms Widdecombe, a former Tory minister who defected to the Brexit Party in 2019, was found dead at her home last week after sustaining serious injuries.

A 28-year-old man was arrested some 200 miles away in South Yorkshire, with counter-terror police now leading the murder investigation.

A House of Commons spokesman said: "The ability of members and their staff to perform their parliamentary duties safely, both on and off the estate, is fundamental to our democracy.

"Any assessment of an individual MPs' security arrangements or advice is subject to a rigorous risk-based assessment, conducted by security professionals and with input from the police and a range of professional authorities. These are naturally kept under continuous review.

"All MPs are offered appropriate security measures, but we do not comment on specific cases or details of those measures so as not to compromise the safety of MPs, parliamentary staff or members of the public."