Man in his 20s arrested over social media post threatening to shoot Nigel Farage

A man has been arrested on suspicion of sending threatening communications to an MP over an X post threatening to shoot British politician Nigel Farage.

The suspect was arrested on Tuesday over the social media entry from May, at the time of the local elections, that said: ‘I am going to shoot you in the head if you win’, according to the Telegraph.

Mr Farage formally resigned from the UK Parliament last week, but was MP for Clacton when the offence allegedly occurred.

London’s Metropolitan Police did not name Mr Farage, but said in a statement: “On Tuesday, July 14 a man in his 20s was arrested by Met officers on suspicion of sending threatening communications to a Member of Parliament.

“The arrest relates to a social media post from earlier this year, which was reported to police on Friday, May 8. After receiving the report, detectives submitted an application to a social media platform to gain access to the user’s contact information.

“After the relevant information was returned to detectives the man was arrested, with support from local Met officers, at a residential address in south London. After being held in police custody overnight, he has since been bailed pending further enquiries.”