Man arrested over social media threat to ‘shoot Farage in the head’

The alleged threat was made the day after May's local elections.

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.

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.”