Overview
- On Friday October 2, 2026 Counter Terrorism Policing and the Crown Prosecution Service charged 28-year-old Joshua Kerry with one count of preparation of terrorist acts that is said to include an alleged plot against Nigel Farage.
- Kerry was already charged in July with the murder of former MP and Reform UK spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe, whom prosecutors say was struck 21 times with a hammer.
- Police say the terrorism charge covers alleged activity between 31 May 2024 and 8 July 2026 and is the result of a lengthy, multi-line investigation led by detectives, analysts and forensic experts.
- Kerry is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday October 7, 2026 as the case moves through further case management steps and provisional trial timetabling.
- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood expressed sympathy to Mr Farage and said the development raises serious questions about MP security, while investigators reopened a 2025 inquiry into an incendiary incident at Farage’s south London home in August.