{"id":5284,"date":"2026-04-29T12:04:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T12:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5284"},"modified":"2026-04-29T12:04:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T12:04:13","slug":"nigel-farage-reveals-home-was-firebombed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5284","title":{"rendered":"Nigel Farage reveals home was firebombed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>He recounted the incident<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has revealed that he was the victim of a firebombing at his home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Speaking to The Telegraph, the politician said that he would never be able to take his personal safety for granted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Farage warned of &#8220;huge dangers to the job&#8221; as he recounted the incident which saw an incendiary device pushed through his letterbox at the start of 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:0\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:1\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Police later investigated the attack, but have yet to indentify any suspects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Farage also told The Telegraph about a gift that the paper believes to be worth in the region of \u00a35m from Christopher Harborne.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Farage said that the gift from the Thailand-based billionaire was so &#8220;given to me so that I would be safe and secure for the rest of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Because the money given before Farage re-entered politics in 2024, it was not declared as it did not count as a political donation. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:2\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>It is worth noting that money that is a gift is not taxed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Harborne has donated \u00a312m to Reform.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Can Nigel Farage save Britain&#039;s most deprived town? | Jaywick report\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TegkplSP_6c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>The comprehensive list of things thrown at Nigel Farage<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>It is not the first time that Farage has been the victim of attacks from the public, albeit not quite as serious as firebombing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:3\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>He&#8217;s been the victim of two &#8216;milkshake-bombings&#8217;, firstly in 2019 &#8211; at which Harborne was present &#8211; while campaigning in Newcastle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>While the second milkshake incident came in Clacton in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Both incidents led to milky perp being charged.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Another incident in 2024 in Barnsley saw &#8220;items from a construction site&#8221; thrown at Farage which allegedly included cement, although these claims have still not been fully confirmed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:4\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Nigel #Farage #reveals #home #firebombed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He recounted the incident Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has revealed that he was the victim of a firebombing at his home. 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