The Reform leader's spokesman told The i Paper it was a downgrade on the state-funded security he had previously received
Nigel Farage turned down taxpayer-funded security including a bodyguard, car and trained driver last year, The i Paper has learned.
The Reform UK leader was offered the protection following police advice on the threats he faced.
He had already been receiving publicly-funded security prior to this, and felt that his package had been downgraded.
It would have given Farage a similar level of security to Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch and some high-profile Cabinet ministers.
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