UKIP leader Nigel Farage will speak in the region later this month (October 29).

Mr Farage, leader of the UK Independence Party and an MEP for South-East England, will be at the Assembly Rooms, in Newcastle, on Monday, October 29.

He will tell a public meeting why Britain should leave the European Union and introduce UKIP’s candidates for the Police and Crime Commissioner elections in the Northumbria and Durham forces.

There will be a question-and-answer session afterwards.

Admission to the event, which begins at 7.30pm, is free but by ticket only. Entry to a ‘Meet Nigel’ drinks reception, starting at 6.30pm, costs £5. To book, visit ukipne.org or call Richard Elvin on 0191-5209667 or 07921-166149 or email: rp.elvin@sky.com