THE GUARDIAN: Watchdog examines handling of an incident last year that was treated as an attempted burglary
Counter-terrorism police investigating the death of Ann Widdecombe have reopened an inquiry into an incident last year, in which Nigel Farage’s home was allegedly firebombed.
During the incident in April 2025, a lit incendiary device was pushed through the Reform UK leader’s letterbox, according to reports.
Police did not identify any suspects during their investigation of the incident at the time, which was treated as an attempted burglary, and so the investigation was closed, pending any new lines of inquiry.
Since the case was reopened, CTP London said it had identified a line of inquiry “which may have been relevant” but was “not identified and pursued by [counter-terrorism police] at the time”. » | Donna Ferguson and Nadeem Badshah | Saturday, August 8, 2026
