Jim Ferguson (British politician)
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Jim Ferguson | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | May 1967 (age 58) |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Party | Advance UK (since 2025) |
| Other political affiliations | Brexit Party (2019) |
| Children | 4 |
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| Website | jim2win |
James Alasdair Neil Ferguson-Hannah (born May 1967) is a British businessman and politician. He was formerly involved in the Brexit Party, but is now a member of Advance UK.
Ferguson served as managing director of The Castle Group, a security firm based in Inverness.[1][2] In 2014, his firm was fined for placing unlicensed security guards in licensable security roles.[3][4]
He has served as chair of the advisory board for Crimestoppers Scotland since 2011.[5][6][7][8]
Political career
In 2010, he stood for the Scottish Conservatives in Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey, and placed fourth with 6,278 votes.[9]
Ferguson supported the Brexit Party following its launch in April 2019.
In 2019, he was selected as the Brexit Party in Barnsley East. Over 250 members attended a rally in the town, and party leader Nigel Farage claimed that the party could win both Barnsley East and Barnsley Central.[10][11] During the election campaign, a local fish and chip shop owner was ordered by the police to cease promising free meals for Brexit Party voters.[12][13] When the results were announced, Ferguson finished second, 3,217 votes behind the elected Labour Party candidate, Stephanie Peacock.[14][15]
Ferguson founded and hosts an online news platform, Freedom Train International.[16] In 2024, Reuters denounced misinformation he spread on X which claimed that illegal migrants could join Ireland's national police force, Garda Síochána.[17][18] That same year, he espoused a conspiracy theory that Bill Gates and the World Health Organization would have the army force people to take vaccines.[19]
Since 2025, Ferguson has served as International Ambassador for Advance UK, a far-right[20] political party led by Ben Habib.[21][22]