Reform UK claims authorities cut Nigel Farage’s security by 75 per cent with “generous donors” forced to step in to ensure his safety.
Zia Yusuf, the party’s Head of Policy, made reference to the “tragic” assassination of US Conservative activist Charlie Kirk as he revealed the news on social media.
He said: “Two weeks ago, the authorities reduced Nigel’s security detail by 75 per cent.
“I want to be clear to Reform supporters, thankfully we have had generous donors step in to sure up that security so I can assure you Nigel is safe and he is well protected but that places into context this hideous campaign of incitement to violence against the man who is bookmaker’s favourite to be the next Prime Minister.”
Mr Yusuf went on to accuse Sir Keir Starmer of embarking on the “most extraordinary, unprecedented vicious and coordinated set of demonisation attacks and incitement of violence” against the Reform UK leader.
He added: “We have seen [Sir Keir] get 11 cabinet ministers, along with his own rhetoric, calling him racist, one of those cabinet ministers – the Home Secretary no less – called him ‘worse than racist’, the Deputy Prime Minister in an extraordinary intervention, accused Nigel of ‘flirting with Nazism.'”
Mr Yusuf told GB News that if anything were to happen to Mr Farage, he would “hold the Prime Minister responsible”.
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Reform UK claims Nigel Farage’s security detail has been cut by 75 per cent
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He claimed to have previously seen “threats” made against the Reform leader and even people “try to attack him”.
Mr Yusuf told the People’s Channel: “I’ve seen so many social media posts, TikTok and X calling for the explicit assassination of my friend and colleague, Nigel.
“So the Prime Minister doing this with his cabinet is unprecedented in this country.
“And I want to be clear, too, if something were to happen to Nigel, heaven forbid, God forbid, we will hold the Prime Minister responsible for that.”
Zia Yusuf told GB News he will ‘hold the Prime Minister responsible if something were to happen to Nigel’
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In his speech at the Labour Party conference earlier this week, Sir Keir said Mr Farage “doesn’t like Britain” and accused him of resorting to “grievance”.
The Prime Minister later stressed he did not believe Mr Farage or his supporters were racist, while predicting his immigration policy would “tear our country apart”.
A YouGov survey showed that 47 per cent of Britons consider the Reform UK party to be “generally racist”, while 36 per cent do not.
Its policies are believed to be racist by 46 per cent, and 43 per cent say its voters are racist, according to the survey of 2,283 adults.
Sir Keir Starmer accused Nigel Farage of not liking Britain during his Labour Party conference speech
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In response to claims that Mr Farage’s security detail had been reduced, 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 a range of professional authorities.
“Whilst these are naturally kept under continuous review, we do not comment on specific details so as not to compromise the safety of MPs, parliamentary staff or members of the public.”