NIGEL Farage says he gets 300 threats a month — as he pushes for Reform UK politicians to be given beefed-up security.
The party leader will meet with the team responsible for the safety of public figures amid fears for the safety of himself and colleagues following the death of Ann Widdecombe.
Nigel Farage is receiving three hundred threats a month as he pushes the case for Reform UK politicians to receive beefed-up security Credit: Getty
Ann Widdecombe, 78, died after being attacked at her home last week Credit: AFP
He has personally received 1,577 threats since February which includes 597 death threats mainly through social media site X.
The leading Brexiteer pays for his own security team after replacing his taxpayer-funded protection last autumn after it was reduced by 75 per cent.
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He would have only been left with a bodyguard, a trained driver and a car which the party felt wasn’t sufficient.
Reform insists that he is at greater risk than the leader of the opposition and will meet with Ravec, the Royal and VIP Executive Committee.
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One individual targeted Farage six times between June 24 and June 6 with messages including “you can die at any f****** moment”.
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.”
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.”
