Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleNigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, declined taxpayer-funded security last year, deeming the package "inadequate" for the threat he faces. The security offer, which reportedly included a trained driver, car, and bodyguard, was on the same level as that provided to high-profile Cabinet ministers. Reform UK stated that the state's offering did not match the threat against Mr Farage, leading them to provide their own "proper protection" rather than "gamble with his life". The refusal comes amid heightened concerns for MPs' safety following the alleged killing of Reform UK spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood offered Mr Farage a meeting with the head of a parliamentary body responsible for politicians’ security, which he accepted, and Reform UK will provide 24-hour security for its MPs. In fullFarage refused taxpayer-funded security because it was ‘inadequate’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Why Nigel Farage declined taxpayer-funded security
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleNigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, declined taxpayer-funded security last year, deeming the package "inadequate" for the threat he faces. The security offer, which reportedly included a trained driver, car, and bodyguard, was on the same level as that provided to high-profile Cabinet ministers. Reform UK stated that the state's offering did not match the threat against Mr Farage, leading them to provide their own "proper protection" rather than "gamble with his life". The refusal comes amid heightened concerns for MPs' safety following the alleged killing of Reform UK spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood offered Mr Farage a meeting with the head of a parliamentary body responsible for politicians’ security, which he accepted, and Reform UK will provide 24-hour security for its MPs. In fullFarage refused taxpayer-funded security because it was ‘inadequate’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
