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src="https://web.archive.org/web/20161031160846im_/https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/article_small/public/thumbnails/image/2016/10/30/08/nigel-farage.gif" alt="nigel-farage.gif" title="nigel-farage.gif"/> </picture> <figcaption itemprop="description" class="caption"> Nigel Farage is co-president of the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy, which entitles him to a security team <span class="copyright">EPA</span> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="article-wrapper clearfix"> <div class="main-content-column"> <div class="text-wrapper" itemprop="articleBody"> <p>One of Ukip's leadership candidates has claimed two of his rivals wish Nigel Farage was dead and that one of them is trying to put Mr Farage in a position where his "life is on the line".</p> <p>Raheem Kassam has accused rival Paul Nuttall of meeting with another MEP in an attempt to depose Mr Farage as co-president of the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy group of Eurosceptic parties in Brussels.</p> <p>This, according to Mr Kassam in an interview with <em>The Sunday Times</em>, would mean Mr Farage would lose his security team. </p> <p>“It means that Nigel would not have an income. It means that Nigel would not have a security team. They’re basically trying to have Nigel Farage put in a position where his life is on the line,” he said.</p> <div class="relatedlinkslist inline-block-related-list inline-block-left"> <h2 class="box-title">Read more</h2> <div class="relatedlinkslist-content" style="min-height: 10px;"> <ul class="related"><li><a data-author="James Rampton..." data-nid="7380861" data-publish_date="26-10-2016" href="/web/20161031160846/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/nigel-farage-gets-his-life-back-kevin-bishop-interview-ukip-bbc2-tony-blair-margaret-thatcher-donald-a7380861.html">Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back: Kevin Bishop plays Ukip leader </a></li> <li><a data-author="Adam Lusher..." data-nid="7376401" data-publish_date="23-10-2016" href="/web/20161031160846/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-nigel-farage-eu-referendum-leave-vote-made-a-lot-of-money-astronomical-sums-quote-comment-a7376401.html">How Nigel Farage 'helped make some Brexit backers a lot 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</p> <p>He is Mr Farage’s former chief of staff and editor-in-chief of Breitbart London, the UK bureau of a right-wing American news and opinion website.</p> <p>His Facebook profile lists an “Islamophobe of the Year” award from 2014 and he advertised “Brits for Trump” shirts which he said he had made in response to requests from friends.</p> <p>In the summer, Mr Kassam quit Ukip – declaring it was full of “rag-tag, unprofessional, embarrassing people who let Nigel down at every juncture” – but he then rejoined.</p> <p>Mr Nuttall has dismissed the accusation and was adamant it was “absolute nonsense”. </p> <p>"There is no plot, nor any plans to depose Nigel Farage as President of the EFDD group in the European Parliament," he said.</p> <div class="dnd-widget-wrapper context-sdl_editor_representation type-gallery"><div class="dnd-atom-rendered"><div class="image"><script> <![CDATA[// ><!]]> </script><div class="container grid-mod-gallery" data-scald-gallery="3906401">  <h2 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