Anti-Brexit campaigners today laid out scores of EU flags to greet controversial politician Nigel Farage as he arrives to speak at a nightclub tonight.

A total of 65 flags line the road leading to the venue where the former Ukip leader appears on Sunday night for 'An Evening With Nigel Farage'.

The sold-out £63-a-head event is held at The Concorde Club near Eastleigh.

Jamie Mathieson, manager at The Concorde Club, said: “We thought people here would be interested to meet him. You can love him or loath him but you can’t deny he has changed the political landscape.

“It is not a political rally, he will be talking about his life. The Concorde Club does not have a political stance on Nigel Farage.

“It will be interesting to hear his side, what he believes in and see how he answers people who are against him."

One third of the tickets were sold within a couple of hours of them going on sale.

Southampton Stand Up To Racism is urging people to join them for a counter event, celebrating diversity, being organised in Eastleigh today.

Joe Dukes said: “Our demonstration will be a loud and vibrant celebration to show that we do not agree with the politics of Nigel Farage.

“It is not against UKIP, it is against Nigel Farage’s politics. He is the face of the modern day right wing in Britain.”

Farage, 52, is returning to his political roots as he contested the Eastleigh by-election in 1994. That was UKIP’s first electoral fight and Farage only managed to attract 169 more votes than Screaming Lord Sutch of the Monster Raving Loony Party.

At the time Farage had just become a founding member of the UK Independence Party to campaign against Britain’s membership of the EU.

After the Brexit referendum he declared victory and described June 23, 2016 as the country’s independence day.

He then resigned as Ukip leader in July, saying: “I have done my bit. Now I want my life back.”