Security guard who protected Nigel Farage jailed for rape

newsOct 30, 202619746

Ryan Dinnage, a 32-year-old security operative who accompanied Reform UK leader Nigel Farage on walkabouts in Llandudno, Waterlooville, Worthing and Downham Market this spring, was convicted and jailed for rape. Thames Valley police say Dinnage entered a caravan and raped a woman in the early hours of 16 May 2022 at the Royal Windsor horse show; he was reported later that day, arrested the next day, and in July was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison. Reform UK acknowledged Dinnage provided protection and said a third-party contractor had assured the party he had been vetted, adding that the party ceased using him once it found out. The episode has prompted questions about vetting after it emerged Dinnage was charged in 2025 while having already been deployed on the campaign trail. A Labour spokesperson demanded Farage explain when Reform UK became aware that a man charged with rape had been allowed to interact directly with the public and asked what steps the party had taken to prevent a repeat. The article notes wider security context around Farage, including his large security team, past threats, and a reported £5m gift from Christopher Harborne used to pay for his security instead of accepting taxpayer protection.

Sarah Murphy

@13sarahmurphy.bsky.social

Oh dear. The rancid stench of inadequacy, criminality and failure has become overwhelming. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

3753h ago

kaybell27.bsky.social12

I don't believe Reform's vetting process fails, I think they look to deliberately recruit these vile people. Everyday there are new stories of abuse, assault, corruption and violent threats, the only difference this year to last is that finally most of the British public see it.

Michael Powell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿#FBPE🇺🇦 🐧7

Why is that so many wrong’uns seem to be attracted to a fine upstanding citizen like our Nige? Who can say …

LilacLiz 🇪🇺🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🇬🇱6

Rape is a crime of control & hatred. Reform espouses the politics of control & hatred. I would imagine the rapist was viewed as a perfect fit by the Clacton Cnut.

Jeff Scroggie6

I can only hope that this constant drip drip of unsavoury news soon correlates to his party’s polling going down the plug hole. Finally he may be getting what he deserves.

Harvest5

Strong commitment to protecting women seems a bit hit and miss with Reform.

Jane Reeves 🇺🇦5

Yet the man who *allegedly* wants to run the country will keep telling us he's the helpless victim of other people's inadequacy and most of the press will let him get away with this nonsense. What will it take for them to decide he's a useless liability?

Quoting this

Phil Harrison6

The fish rots from the head.

Dr_Aust_PhD2

What *is* it about Deform, and about the far right generally, that so many crooks, abusers & rapists gravitate there? As well as all the racists, bigots and Nazis?

Anti-Reform

@antireform.bsky.social

Either Reform UK vetting is useless, or they're so misogynistic, a rape charge is no bar ... "Security guard who protected Nigel Farage on campaign trail was facing rape charge" www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

873h ago

The Lady Lucy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇬🇱🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🐾🐕4

Protecting Nigel Farage and not women and girls!

Kelly Stephen Smith4

Are they hiring Republicans now?

Markeye3

Their vetting claims are clearly made up nonsense. One or two bad apples slipping through a net is understandable, but they have a whole barrel-full.

Merry Christmas, as in the other place.2

Reform vet, yes, but they look at how vile the candidate is and chose the very worst one. There is a long line of this going way back.

mitch8951.bsky.social1

Reform UK vetting is a matter for reform. A seat in @houseofcommons.parliament.uk is a matter for the constituents. As a political party, they crave what many are giving them, PUBLICITY

Margot Finn

@eicathomefinn.bsky.social

'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.' Reform UK and the manosphere: episode 101 and counting.

624h ago

Sir Basil

@sirbasil.bsky.social

Reform's vetting process has, in fact, improved....it now makes absolutely certain that everyone associated with the party is vile www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

524h ago

Soluble2

Eight years for raping a girl. Don't worry, Tommy will be 'round... no, Tommo, err...

Ren Zelen1

Pretty much anyone associated with ReformUK appears to be a villain of some kind. Party of criminals.

Cornish Skipper #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺🔶🌹💚💙

@cornishskipper.wsocial.eu

“One of 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.” Or ReFUK / Farage just didn’t care. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

255h ago

James Steel1

I’m not even the least bit surprised by this, all misogynistic bastards. They want to control women and girls, not protect them.

Peter Smith

@redpeter99.bsky.social

Not sure getting his arse handed to him by Daisy Cooper is evidence that as Prime Minister Nigel Farage can successfully defend our country.

403h ago

Mr RobertBob

@mrrobertbob.bsky.social

If Farage is incapable of screening his staff then he is incapable of running a political party let alone a country. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

223h ago

The Scales ⚖️

@shakethescales.bsky.social

As we get closer to Remembrance Sunday and the poppies start appearing, we should remember that fascists like Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson are literally the worst kind of traitor possible, spitting on the graves of all the war dead who gave their lives to defeat Hitler's Nazis.

1810h ago

Chris

@oakymoron.bsky.social

Again Reform shows us the kind of people it attracts …. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

125h ago

MrsVB

@mrsivb.bsky.social

What is it about Farage and his shitshow of a party that attracts these appalling people ? And what is it about their vetting procedure that lets them through?

123h ago

Grumpy Brummie 🔶💻🏉🎵🍺🕵️‍♂️

@grumpybrummie.bsky.social

Yesterday it was Farage man handling a women in the House of Commons. You get Farage cosying up to the Tate's. Today we have this!

75h ago

Rob Judge

@robjj73.bsky.social

Is this why Nigel Farage left the House of Commons so abruptly? 😉😏🤣 He should have focused upon the UKs finances & not his next foreign donation…🤔🙄 www.euronews.com/2026/10/30/c...

66h ago

Simunch

@simunch1.bsky.social

Nigel Farage, Reform UK leader has a GB News show. OfCom rules say broadcasters cannot use politicians as newsreaders, interviewers or reporters in any news progs. no political bias. Please add your name to demand that Ofcom takes immediate action. #toriesgone847 bestforbritain.org/petition/far...

611h ago

LuxJude352

@luxjude352.bsky.social

Just checking in on how the vetting procedures are progressing for Nigel Farage’s “Protect Our Women” Party…. Oh dear. How on earth did this happen? #r4today #NigelFarage

65h ago

Rebecca McKee

@rebeccamckee.bsky.social

Nigel Farage says he skipped the budget speech in the Commons due to a row over seating arrangements. If you want to know more about the weird process parliament has for reserving seats I've got an @instituteforgovernment.org.uk substack on exactly that. instituteforgov.substack.com/p/why-parlia...

33h ago

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