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Nigel Farage needs British government bodyguards

By Tom Rogan
Published May 21, 2019 4:44pm ET
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Nigel Farage needs British government bodyguards
Nigel Farage the leader of Britain's Brexit Party gives a television interview after delivering a letter addressed to "The Prime Minister" asking for the Brexit Party to be included in Brexit negotiations with the European Union (EU) outside 10 Downing Street in London, Friday, June 7, 2019. Farage's Brexit Party came close to winning its first seat in Parliament on Friday, narrowly losing to Labour in a special election in the eastern England city of Peterborough. | (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Campaigning for European parliamentary elections on Monday, Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage suffered a milkshake attack (see bottom of page). Farage was unhurt, and it might seem a nonstory, but the incident speaks to a problem.

Namely, Farage faces a higher threat level than most British politicians but lacks a government protection detail.

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