A man is set to appear in court charged with threatening to kill Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.

26-year-old Fayaz Khan, also known as Mada Pasa, who is an unknown Afghan national, appeared in numerous online videos last year including one in which he appeared to threaten Farage.

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The police announced his detention in October and he is due to appear in court on Friday.

A Met Police spokesman said:“A man has been charged in relation to threats made against an MP.

“Fayaz Khan, of no fixed address, was charged on Tuesday, 8 April via postal charge requisition with threats to kill and sending a menacing communication.

“He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 11 April.

“The charge follows an arrest made on Friday, 1 November in relation to a report of threatening communications and threats to kill towards an MP linked to a video posted on social media.

“The man was bailed pending further enquiries and subsequently charged as above.”