Speaker's Office has 'no record' of telling Nigel Farage not to hold in-person surgeries | LBC

James O'Brien and Henry Riley dissect Nigel Farage's claim that he hasn't conducted in-person surgeries in Clacton for 'security reasons'.

The Reform UK Leader made the comment on LBC, telling Nick Ferrari he'd been advised not to do so by the Speaker's Office and that he was not prepared to allow ‘the public to flow through the door with their knives in their pockets.”

However, the Speaker's Office and Parliament's security team have dismissed his claims, saying they have no recollection of telling Mr Farage that he should not hold in-person surgeries in his constituency.

Sources said neither would have advised any MP not to hold a surgery because this would interfere with their democratic duties, but would instead be offered security advice on how measures could be taken to ensure their safety.

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