Nigel Farage has delivered a heartfelt Christmas message after delivering festive gifts to his constituents in Clacton.

The Reform UK leader, who recorded his message at The Three Jays pub in Jaywick, embarked on a delivery tour yesterday and visited a number of organisations around his seaside seat.

In his Christmas message, Mr Farage said: “Here in the Clacton constituency, delivering gifts to kids in the homes.

“And, oh boy, you know, if you’ve got problems in your life, think about some of these youngsters and what they’ve gone through.

“Then, of course, we’ve been out and collecting gifts from the butcher so the ambulance crews can have a really good meal on Christmas Day.

“And just going out, round the community, and feeling very much that they were actually very pleased for the local MP to make the effort, to come to see them.

“And to FC Clacton, where lots and lots of screaming kids were looking forward to a really big sit-down meal.

“A lot of those kids, foster kids, et cetera, and for them to all be together. And wasn’t it joyous?

“And that’s what Christmas, I think, for many of us, is about.”

In a message to his constituents and the nation, Mr Farage added: “It’s a happy Christmas to everybody here in the Clacton constituency and around the rest of the country too.”

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