# UK: Man charged with planning attack on Nigel Farage

https://mins.news/en/item/84063

- DW, 2026-10-02 20:38 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/uk-man-charged-with-planning-to-attack-nigel-farage/a-79526078?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> British police have charged 28-year-old Joshua Kerry with preparing terrorist acts allegedly including an attack on Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Kerry is also accused of murdering former MP and Reform spokesperson Ann Widdecombe, whom prosecutors say he allegedly struck 21 times in the head with a hammer while she was having lunch.

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