Nigel Farage has claimed that there are too many seals in the sea and "we need to maintain a sensible balance."

Speaking to GB News he said: "When they're lying out on the sandbanks. We just need to use some contraceptive darts. We need to keep their numbers under control.

"You see, not all environmental stories are bad stories. There are lots of species and birds of prey doing incredibly well. We just need to maintain a sensible balance."