Reform candidate says he received 55 death threats during campaign

"I looked out the window and thought, this could be the moment they actually killed me, and it's a really strange feeling."

"the most difficult thing in the world to try to get hold of them"

"You were just given a generic number and you'd have to go through the process like everyone else,"

"Whether it's the abuse online or walking down the street or just trying to get home, it's not easy,"

Llyr Powell, Reform UK candidate in the Caerphilly by-election, reported receiving 55 death threats and being relocated from his home to an undisclosed location during campaigning. Powell described hearing his door being kicked in, having office doors glued, being spat upon while leaving his office, and facing verbal abuse and objects thrown during visits to Cardiff. Powell said police told him CCTV culprits wore hoodies and that contacting police was difficult, leaving him to rely on party-funded security for some events. Gwent Police stated they had received no contact from the candidate or party, and calls for stronger safeguards ahead of the Senedd election continue.

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