Nigel Farage says: “I take my role as MP for Clacton seriously”

After his election, Nigel Farage dismissed concerns that he was not taking his job as an MP seriously.

The Clacton MP said he had visited his Essex constituency “a few days a week” since July.

Fears followed that he was Spending time in the USA Support for Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

“I have been reasonably successful in my life and I intend to be successful as an MP for this region,” Farage told the BBC.

“Am I going to take this job seriously? You bet. Am I going to take it seriously? Yes, of course I am.”

Mr Farage, the chairman of Reform UK, last week denied being paid nearly £100,000 a month to present a show on GB News.

This happened when he declared in the published Parliamentary Register of Interest his income from various activities, including writing for the Daily Telegraph and recording personalized video messages.

“I can easily work 80, 100 hours a week – I'm a workaholic,” he said on Thursday.

“I travel between America and here and do a bit for GB News, I do all sorts of things.

“I'm here a couple of days a week, I guess that's about right. I need to be in Westminster.

“There is a lot going on and life is not about how much time you spend on each thing, but whether you do it well.”

Mr Farage also outlined his intention to field Reform UK candidates in the Essex County Council local elections next May.

It followed the party's first official meeting, which took place in Clacton on Wednesday.

“There is a general feeling of dissatisfaction that Clacton feels a little ignored by Essex County Council,” the MP added.

“It's a bit like: 'They're over there, they're unimportant, they'll always vote Conservative' – well, just wait until next May.”