Overview
- On Friday, police charged 28‑year‑old Joshua Kerry with one count of preparation of terrorist acts that they say included plans against Nigel Farage.
- Kerry remains separately charged with the July murder of former MP Ann Widdecombe, who was found dead at her Dartmoor home in July after suffering blunt force injuries.
- The Crown Prosecution Service authorised the terrorism prosecution following a joint review with police and said there was sufficient evidence to bring the charge to court.
- Counter Terrorism Policing described the work as a hugely intensive and complex investigation that covers alleged activity between 31 May 2024 and 8 July 2026.
- Investigators reopened a 2025 inquiry into an incendiary device discovered at Farage’s London home, Reform UK has increased private security for its MPs, and Kerry is due at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on October 7 with a provisional trial date set for mid‑2027.