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"Notorious liar, lies. "

Oh my, we've never had one of those in British Politics before, what do we do? Do we inform the King? Our little peasant minds are out of ideas! /s

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lh ago 16.32 BST Commons authorities fail to back up Farage's claim they told him not to hold in-person surgeries on security grounds The Commons authorities have failed to back up suggestions from Nigel Farage that they advised him not to hold in-person surgeries in his Clacton constituency. In his LBC phone-in this morning, the Reform UK leader replied "when parliament allows me" when asked when he would start meeting constituents in person in his local office. He told a caller: Do I have an office in Clacton? Yes. Am I allowing the public to flow through the door with their knives in their pockets? No, no I'm not. When asked to explain, Farage said that David Amess, a less controversial MP, had been stabbed in his office while holding a constituency surgery. Farage did not explicitly say that he had been told not to hold in-person surgeries. But he implied that was what he had been told by the speaker's office and the security team working with the Commons speaker.
Asked if he had been told not to hold those surgeries, Farage replied: "I would have thought that would make sense, wouldn't you?" But sources have said Farage was not told to avoid in-person surgeries, because to have said that would have been an interference with his duties as an MP, PA Media reports. PA says: There is no record of this advice having been given to the MP by either the speaker's office or parliament's security team and neither have any recollection of such a conversation, PA understands. Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the speaker, 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.
A House of Commons spokesperson said: The ability for MPs to perform their parliamentary duties safely, both on and off the estate, is fundamental to our democracy. The Parliamentary Security Department (PSD), working closely with the police, offer all MPs a range of security measures for those with offices or surgeries in their constituencies - helping to ensure a safe working environment. We do not comment on individual MPs' security arrangements or advice because we would not wish to compromise the safety of MPs, parliamentary staff or members of the public, but these are kept under continuous review. Farage did say he was holding some meetings on Zoom.
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