The Reform UK leader’s spokesman told The i Paper it was a downgrade on the state-funded protection he had previously received
Nigel Farage turned down taxpayer-funded security, including a bodyguard, car and trained driver, last year, The i Paper has learned.
The Reform UK leader was offered the protection following police advice on the threats he faced.
Nigel Farage declined offer of taxpayer-funded security, inews
Day: 13 July 2026
Lichfield District Council motion about LGBTQ+ material in libraries
A council could be set to condemn Staffordshire County Council over the controversial decision to remove LGBTQ+ materials from libraries. A motion which is set to be presented to Lichfield District Council next week will warn the decision risks fostering prejudice and restricting freedom of expression.
Last month during Pride month the Reform UK-led county council announced it would no longer feature LGBTQ+ displays. Instead the council said that libraries should focus on the core offer of reading, learning and connecting residents to wider council services.
Lichfield Distric Council motion about LGBTQ+ material in libraries, centralbylines.co.uk
Hace some Count Binface memes
Bearly Politics is reporting that Ipsos has found more people want Count Binface to win than want Nigel Farage to win
Faragian Farce Day 5: Winning Isn’t Enough Anymore
Why Nigel Farage may still win Clacton, but lose the only contest that really matters.
It appears we now have a date for the Clacton-on-Sea by-election. Tendring Council has announced that the election will be held on the thirteenth of August, which is, by my reckoning, just over a month away. I initially thought it was going to be around the sixth, but another week doesn’t really change the fundamentals. It just gives us another week or so to watch the increasingly surreal political drama that has become the Faragian farce unfolding in public.
Faragian Farce Day 5: Winning Isn’t Enough Anymore, The Bear, Bearly Politics