Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, is "genuinely concerned for his safety" after an alleged illegal migrant appeared to make a death threat against him, according to Lee Anderson MP.
Speaking on GB News, Lee revealed that Nigel, whom he speaks to nearly every day, has expressed serious worries about his personal security.
The threat reportedly came from a TikTok user known as Mada Pasa, who has been documenting his journey across Europe in an attempt to reach the UK via the English Channel.
Mada Pasa, believed to be from Afghanistan, has posted over 60 videos on TikTok, gaining nearly 20,000 followers and millions of views.
His content shows him partying with friends and posing with women. In one video, he appears to be in a makeshift camp awaiting a boat to the UK.
Nigel criticised these videos, questioning whether Pasa was the type of person Britain should welcome.
Lee Anderson spoke about a death threat made to Nigel Farage
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In response, Pasa posted a video addressing Farage directly, making hand gestures mimicking gunfire and saying "pop, pop, pop". Farage described this as a "threat on my life".
The alleged threat sparked a heated debate on GB News between Martin Daubney and human rights lawyer Shoaib Khan.
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Khan argued that if the migrant reaches the UK, he should not be deported, stating, "If it is this Government's responsibility to keep Farage safe, we should not be looking at 'oh, this will cost tens of thousands of pounds'."
Martin Daubney clashed with Shoaib Khan on GB News GB NEWS / XDaubney strongly disagreed, contending that welcoming someone who has issued death threats to an elected MP would be naive.
He expressed concerns that such a policy could encourage more migrants to make similar threats, potentially leading to an influx of individuals ending up in UK jails at taxpayers' expense.
Nigel Farage claims 'illegal migrant' made threat to his life in new videoGETTY/TIKTOKLee Anderson also spoke about his own safety concerns as an MP. He revealed that he's had two incidents go to court in the last year, with one person threatening to kill him.
Lee explained that while most interactions with the public are positive, there's always a lingering worry.
"You never know in the back of your mind, is this one going to be the one to pull a knife out? It's always in the back of your mind, it's quite scary," he said.