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, Reform's Head of Policy, made reference to the "tragic" assassination of 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 accused 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'."

GB News has contacted the Home Office for comment.

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Zia Yusuf says Reform 'will hold Keir Starmer responsible' if anything were to happen to Nigel Farage after his security detail was allegedly reduced

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Speaking to GB News, Reform's Head of Policy Mr Yusuf referenced comments made by Labour ministers and Sir Keir over the course of their Party Conference in recent days.

He said: "Of course, not everyone is going to like our policies, we think they are in the interests of British people and standby them but the coordinated campaign, within 48 hours, pretty much all on the same day, against Nigel, bringing Hitler into this, calling him a Nazi sympathiser, fascist, racist, enemy, calling on his supporters to 'go into battle against an enemy' this is something I have not seen."

"I have seen personally the threats against him. I have seen so many social media posts, Tik Tok and X, calling for the explicit assassination of my friend and colleague Nigel, so the PM doing tis with his cabinet is unprecedented in this country," Mr Yusuf added.

"I want to be clear too - if something were to happen to Nigel, God forbid, we will hold the Prime Minister responsible for that."

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"I want to elevate it to a point where we're having a proper discussion about who we are as a country, what do we believe in, and how do we make sure that we go forward as one country together, united, and not slip into the division, which I fear will be the choice of the next election."

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"He was wrong about that. These are ‘Farage boats’ coming across the Channel.”

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