Security guard who protected Nigel Farage on campaign trail was facing rape charge

<p>Ryan Dinnage – who accompanied Reform UK leader on walkabouts before local elections – was later jailed, raising questions about vetting failure</p><p>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.</p><p>Ryan Dinnage spent time protecting Farage in April and May, but in June was <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/rapist-jailed-for-attacking-woman-in-her-caravan-after-royal-windsor-horse-show-13570156">convicted of having raped a woman</a> while she slept in a caravan at the Royal Windsor horse show.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/30/security-guard-who-protected-nigel-farage-jailed-ryan-dinnage">Continue reading...</a>

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