Farage backtracks on claim he was advised not to hold constituency surgeries

Reform leader also says he and other MPs have sent letter to home secretary over Manchester airport incident

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Nigel Farage has rowed back on his claim that he received official parliamentary advice against holding in-person surgeries for his constituents.

The Reform UK party leader said last month he had been advised by officials not to have physical meetings in his Clacton constituency. Parliamentary sources had disputed the claims, saying no such advice would have been given by the office of the speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, or the security team as it would interfere with MPs' democratic duties.