A man has been charged with stalking Sir Ed Davey and his family over a period of several months.
Inigo Rowland allegedly turned up to the Liberal Democrat leader’s address “unannounced” and on “numerous” occasions between June and October, according to a court list.
The 58-year-old has also been charged with possession of a flick knife.
He appeared at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, October 7, and remanded in custody, Metropolitan Police said.
Sir Ed and his wife, Emily, have one son John, who has severe disabilities, and a daughter named Ellie.
A Met Police spokesman said: “[Rowland] appeared at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, October 7 and was remanded into custody.
“He will next appear at the same court on Tuesday, October 14.
“He was arrested on Monday, October 6, in relation to the offences, which are alleged to have taken place between June and October.”
A man has been charged with allegedly stalking Sir Ed Davey and his family
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A Liberal Democrats spokesman said: “We cannot provide any details at this time, Ed’s number one priority is the safety of his family.”
Sir Ed was elected as leader of his party in August, 2020.
During his keynote address at the Lib Dem conference in Bournemouth last month, he accused Nigel Farage of wanting to roll back gun laws and spark “mass shooting” drills in British schools.
“Trump’s America” will be the blueprint for “Farage’s Britain”, the Lib Dem chief said in an attack on the Reform UK leader.
Sir Ed accused Nigel Farage of wanting to roll back gun laws in his keynote speech at the Lib Dem conference last month
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He also told party activists they should aim to win more parliamentary seats than the Conservatives, for the first time in more than 100 years.
The Lib Dem leader asked party members gathered at the conference to “imagine living in the Trump-inspired country Farage wants us to become”.
He added: “Where gun laws are rolled back, so schools have to teach our children what to do in case of a mass shooting.”
“That is Trump’s America. Don’t let it become Farage’s Britain,” Sir Ed said.
According to a More in Common poll on voting intention, 14 per cent of people say they would back the Lib Dems in a General Election.
This is compared to 19 per cent for the Tories and 22 per cent for Labour.
Reform UK meanwhile remains top of the polls, with 33 per cent.