A man has been arrested over a social media post telling Nigel Farage: “I am going to shoot you in the head if you win.”
Police arrested the man in London on Tuesday (July 14) on suspicion of sending a threatening communication. He was interviewed before being released on bail pending further inquiries.
The alleged threat was posted on X on May 8, the day after the local and mayoral elections, the Telegraph reports.
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The suspect’s arrest comes in the wake of Ann Widdecombe’s death in a “targeted attack” at her home last week.
Since Widdecombe’s death, Farage has been critical of what he claims to be a lack of protection from the state.
Speaking to the Telegraph following the man’s arrest, the Reform leader said: “This is the first time the police have ever proactively acted on a social media post and I hope they are looking at the other three or four hundred similar posts from this year alone.”
Farage has previously described himself as the “most attacked politician in the country.”