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The Guardian

Farage claims he received official advice not to hold constituency surgeries



Insiders question Reform UK leader’s claim that parliamentary security team advised against in-person meetingsNigel Farage has said he received official parliamentary advice against holding in-person surgeries for his constituents – though his claim was immediately called into question by insiders.On Thursday the Reform UK leader, who became the MP for Clacton in Essex in July, said he had been advised not to hold the physical weekly meetings that are a staple for most MPs, citing fears the public would “flow through the door with knives in their pockets”. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/19/nigel-farage-official-advice-constituency-surgeries

Author : Aletha Adu Political correspondent

Publish date : 2024-09-19 18:15:21

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