The Reform UK leader said he had been advised not to accommodate the 'old-style' physical meetings between MP's and their constituents in Clacton. It comes after fears the public will 'flow through the door with knives in their pockets.'
Nigel Farage backtracked today on claims he was advised by Commons authorities not to hold voter surgeries in Clacton on security grounds.
Asked about the row on Monday, Mr Farage bluntly told a press conference 'the Speaker's Office is always right', before abruptly trying to end the press conference early.Since becoming an MP in July, the Reform leader has been repeatedly accused of not prioritising his Commons role, coming under fire for spending time in the US in particular and not holding in-person surgeries in his Clacton constituency.
During the phone-in on LBC in September, Mr Farage suggested he had not yet held an in-person surgery for security reasons. Asked why would the people of Clacton want to flow through the door with knives in their pockets, he said: 'Well they did in Southend. They murdered David Amess, and he was a far less controversial figure than me.'
Asked why would the people of Clacton want to flow through the door with knives in their pockets, Mr Farage said last month: 'Well they did in Southend. They murdered David Amess, and he was a far less controversial figure than me.' Conservative politician Sir David was fatally stabbed during a surgery in his Southend constituency in 2021 by an Islamic State-supporting terrorist.
At the time, Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay said: 'As a constituency MP in Chorley, I hold regular surgeries myself with constituents – and whenever a Member asks for my advice on this matter, I always say that if you are going to hold constituency surgeries, make sure you take advice from the Parliamentary Security Department – and do so safely.'
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