Nigel Farage is not taking a reported £750,000 fee to go on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here, despite producers reportedly "trying to embarrass him into it".

Gawain Towler, Ukip's press officer, told The Telegraph this is because Mr Farage is "not a blithering idiot" and he would "rather go fishing".

Mr Towler claimed producers had been "trying to embarrass" Mr Farage into the jungle, but that he was sticking to his guns and will definitely not be appearing on this years show.

The Telegraph contacted ITV about these claims - but they refused to comment.