Ryan Dinnage guarded Nigel Farage at multiple campaign stops during the spring local elections before receiving an eight-and-a-half-year prison sentence for a 2022 sexual assault. Reform UK stated it was appalled by the discovery and cut ties with the individual, claiming an external firm had assured his clearance. The party has yet to confirm whether it will sever commercial ties with the responsible security contractor. The incident adds to broader concerns over political vetting standards following separate controversies involving other UK parties.
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Reform UK immediately terminated the guard's services but did not state if it would drop…: Reform UK immediately terminated the guard's services but did not state if it would drop the contractor who vetted him.
The Labour Party has demanded full transparency regarding when Farage's campaign team fir…: The Labour Party has demanded full transparency regarding when Farage's campaign team first discovered the criminal charges.
Farage relies on private security financed by a five-million-pound donation after declini…: Farage relies on private security financed by a five-million-pound donation after declining publicly funded police protection.
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One of Nigel Farage’s security team who accompanied him on the local election campaign trail this year was facing a rape charge and was later jailed for eight years, raising questions about a failure of vetting.
Ryan Dinnage spent time protecting Farage in April and May, but in June was convicted of having raped a woman while she slept in a caravan at the Royal Windsor horse show.
Dinnage was seen beside Farage on walkabouts on at least four occasions on Reform’s local election campaign trail this spring: in Llandudno, Conwy County; Waterlooville, Hampshire, Worthing, West Sussex, and Downham Market, Norfolk.
He had been charged in 2025, three years after the crime took place at the equestrian event in 2022.
Reform UK acknowledged Farage was provided with protection by Dinnage, and said his services had been supplied by a third-party contractor who had assured them he had been vetted.
A spokesperson for the party said: “As soon as we found out, we were shocked and disgusted and he ceased to be used by Reform.”
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