Migrant who ‘threatened to kill’ Nigel Farage detained after arrival in UK in small-boat crossing

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Nigel Farage said to have been threatened by a migrant has reacted to the detention of a suspect on arrival in the UK via a small-boat Channel crossing - Thomas Krych/Zuma Press

An illegal migrant who allegedly threatened to kill Nigel Farage has been detained after arriving in Britain on a small boat, The Telegraph understands.

The asylum seeker is believed to have arrived from France on Thursday in a boat with around 50 other migrants.

In a video posted two weeks ago on TikTok, a man can be seen threatening Mr Farage telling the camera “English man Nigel. Don’t talk s--t about me. You not know me.

“I come to England because I want to be married with your sister.

“Don’t talk about me more. Delete the video. It is not good my friend, you do not know me. I am going to come to England...”

He can then be seen making a hand gesture and shouting “pop, pop, pop,” before headbutting the camera three times and making another hand gesture.

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A man said to have threatened to Nigel Farage has been detained in Dover after arriving in Britain on a small boat - Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP via Getty

The Metropolitan Police confirmed it had received a report on Oct 18 of malicious communications and threats to kill towards an MP in relation to a video posted on social media.

A force spokesman said a man had been detained in Dover on Thursday for immigration offences.

Detectives have launched an investigation and the Met is liaising with partners from Border Force.

A statement from the force said: “The Met takes the safety and security of MPs extremely seriously and we are committed to ensuring that they, their families and staff can go about their work and lives without feeling unsafe or intimidated.

“As part of Operation Bridger, the national policing operation that coordinates protective security advice, we work closely with the parliamentary authorities, local forces and the Cabinet Office in ensuring that the appropriate security measures are in place for all MPs.”

The Reform UK leader shared a video on X, formerly Twitter, purporting to be of the illegal immigrant crossing the English Channel on a packed boat on Thursday morning.

Mr Farage told The Telegraph: “This man will be of no benefit to our country. He should be deported immediately.

“He brandishes regularly on TikTok pictures of him with guns, drugs, he’s threatened to kill a Member of Parliament and here he is.

“This BBC idea is that these are all poor desperate people, I’m sorry, a lot of them are very aggressive young men.

“This highlights what is happening in the Channel, it is a national security emergency.”

Asked how he had personally felt about threats being made on his life, Mr Farage, 60, replied: “I’m not exactly thrilled, of course, I’m not. I have a very, very deep worry that this man’s going to be here for the rest of his life.”

The Home Office has been approached for comment.