Nigel Farage is in a Worcester pub to talk about issues like housing and migration

The controversial figure was in the city for his GB News show Farage at Large and said policies over energy and migration would be make or break for the Tories. 

Mr Farage claimed these were both issues affecting people in Worcester when he spoke to a reporter at the Punchbowl in Ronkswood this afternoon.

He said: "Worcester is the kind of seat that if the Tories lose they're doomed, again, the majority is reasonable but it's not massive. 

"The Tory party is under pressure and energy policy and migration policy are huge areas that are damaging the conservative vote and you've got both of those issues here, locally that we can talk about.

"If they lose Worcester, Labour will win a majority.

"People feel very strongly about wind energy and solar is the future and there are others who say maybe in 20 years time, but we have much more important issues such as being energy self-sufficient.

"If you look at the socio-economics here the problems here, the debates here, they're all very similar to national debates and I just think it's why they identified Worcester Woman all those years ago, this is a very representative city of our country in terms of its views and thoughts."

Around 45 people joined Mr Farage at the pub this evening for a discussion filmed for his TV show.

The GB News event at the Punchbowl

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He said: "So there are a couple of specific reasons why we're here, firstly, energy is absolutely at the centre of our national conversation, the push to renewables, the massive price hikes coming down the road and of course there is a great controversy here over should we be building solar farms or producing food. 

Nigel Farage will be hosting his GB News show live from a pub in Worcester tonight (PA) (Image: PA)

"And of course, you've got the migrant hotel here, in a city where there are 3,000 people on the (housing) waiting list, so there are two local issues that we're going to focus on. 

"This is happening in Worcester but it's part of a national debate that is going on and what do people on the ground have to say?"

Mr Farage was referring to the Fownes hotel, which is currently being used to house people waiting for asylum applications. 

However, Worcester City Council has previously said this does not impact on the city's housing list. 

"I think the housing issue is really upsetting families, young couples get together, whether they get married or not is a different matter these days, and basically have to live with one of the sets of parents. 

"Robin Walker is coming which is good and we love the MP to come, the lazy ones with 20,000 majorities don't bother, we were in West Sussex the other day, 20,000 Tory majorities, and he didn't even respond to the email."

The event took place between 7pm and 8pm.