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My guess is that the wild animal that poses the worst threat to a cat in the UK is probably a badger. Maybe a Scottish wildcat, though those are very rare and remote, and it sounds like those are more likely to mate with a housecat.
It does sound like the American badger, while smaller than its European counterpart, does tend to go more in for hunting, though:
https://a-z-animals.com/blog/american-badger-vs-european-badger/
Might be something of a wash there.
EDIT:
They also do have the adder, but we've got rattlesnakes, copperheads and cottonmouths, and I'm pretty sure that those, particularly some rattlesnakes, would be more dangerous.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_diamondback_rattlesnake
And that's mortality for humans, which are a lot bigger than a cat.
https://www.pdsa.org.uk/pet-help-and-advice/pet-health-hub/conditions/snake-bites-in-cats