Police Arrest Man in His 20s Over May 8 Threat to Shoot Nigel Farage
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Updated · BBC.com · Jul 15
Police Arrest Man in His 20s Over May 8 Threat to Shoot Nigel Farage
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jul 15
Summary
South London police arrested a man in his 20s on Tuesday over an X post reported on May 8 that allegedly threatened to shoot Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.
The Metropolitan Police said he was held on suspicion of sending threatening communications to an MP, then bailed pending further inquiries while officers examine seized digital devices.
Farage was told of the arrest on Wednesday and said it was the first time police had proactively acted on a social media threat, adding he had seen "three or four hundred" similar posts this year.
The arrest came six days after Reform spokesperson Ann Widdecombe was killed at her Devon home, a death now under investigation by counterterrorism police.
Reform used the case to press for round-the-clock protection for MPs, with home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf saying Farage lives under a constant threat of mortal danger.