Overview
- Speaking in Golders Green on Thursday after a knife attack there the day before, Nigel Farage called for the Iranian ambassador to be expelled and for the embassy to be closed.
- He alleged, citing an unnamed diaspora source and offering no public evidence, that Iranian operatives have crossed the Channel in recent weeks and he challenged the prime minister and home secretary to say he is wrong.
- He pointed to small‑boat data showing about 30,000 Iranians have arrived since 2018, a figure reported by GB News, though his claim that regime operatives are among them remains unverified.
- Farage’s push followed Telegram posts published by the Daily Mail that were attributed to Iran’s London consulate inviting sign‑ups to a Jan Fada or “sacrificing life” campaign, which an embassy spokesman said does not promote hostility.
- He pressed for faster action as the government has pledged but not yet legislated to ban the IRGC, and terrorism law reviewer Jonathan Hall KC said the rise in attacks now amounts to a national security emergency.