‘SAS: Who Dares Wins’ star Ant Middleton has issued a “civil unrest” warning to Reform UK members amid “violence” erupting across the UK.
Middleton, 43, who served in the British Army, Royal Marines and Special Boat Service, joined the populist party at the NEC in Birmingham to deliver a keynote speech at its 2024 annual conference.
The former Chief Instructor of Channel 4’s ‘SAS: Who Dares Wins’ voiced concern about cancel culture and the refusal to allow the Royal Navy to halt Channel crossings.
However, Middleton dedicated a section of his speech to discuss the rise of crime.
“When you have a nation of confused people,” Middleton said, “you get frustrated then you get anger and violence.
“What’s happening on our streets right now? Violence. We are at a very important and crucial stage before it teeters to civil unrest which we want to avoid at all costs.
“But it’s coming. We are on that edge where violence hits the streets. We’ve all seen it.”
Middleton went on to comment on knife crime in London.
Earlier this year, the Office for National Statistics revealed the number of police-recorded crimes rose from 4 million in 2014 to 6.7 million in 2024.
Knife crime witnessed a four per cent surge in the year ending March compared to the same period in 2023.
However, the House of Commons Library revealed a fall in the number of homicides.
It suggested a decline of around 600 per year since 2003.
Middleton instead suggested British culture should be at the “forefront” of bringing about security.
“We need to re-establish trust and unity in this country,” he added.
However, Middleton’s remarks also come after a number of rioters were sentenced for being involved in violent unrest in late July and early August.
The National Police Chiefs’ Council revealed that a total of 460 people appeared before Magistrates’ Courts in relation to the disorder, with more than 1,100 arrested and 700 charged.
