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A man in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of sending threatening communications after Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said he had received threats on social media.
The post allegedly said: ‘I’m going to shoot you in the head if you win.’
A Met spokesperson: ‘On Tuesday, 14 July 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, 8 May. 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.’
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