Overview
- Reform UK’s eight MPs now receive 24-hour security, a move announced by MP Sarah Pochin as a direct response to the murder of former minister Ann Widdecombe.
- Pochin described the protection as intrusive, saying two guards accompanied her and her husband on holiday and that her adult sons have begged her to quit politics out of fear for her safety.
- The security escalation updates earlier complaints from party figures about cuts to VIP protection, including Nigel Farage’s objections and his subsequent meeting with the Royal and VIP Executive Committee.
- Pochin used her account to highlight hostile behaviour she says she has faced in Westminster and urged more women to enter Parliament so female voices can resist intimidation.
- The new round‑the‑clock detail will further alter MPs’ daily lives and raises questions about how decisions on high‑level protection are made and overseen for smaller, high‑profile parties.