Nigel Farage says he has been advised it could lead to violence and refers to the death of Southend West MP Sir David Amess.

He said he won't hold in-person surgeries in his constituency over fears the public will “flow through the door with knives in their pockets”

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.

Row erupts over Farage’s claim safety fears block him from constituency surgery - Sources said the Reform UK leader would not have been told to shun physical meetings as this would interfere with his democratic duties.