Want a McNugget of advice? MP sets up monthly home in fast-food burger restaurant

Mr Quince will hold his first open morning at the McDonald’s, in Cowdray Avenue, Colchester, on Saturday between 8am and 10am.

He says the unique move is in a bid to reach more constituents, who would not ordinarily book a formal appointment at his constituency office, in Layer Road.

It is also in addition to a monthly surgery in Asda, in Turner Rise.

The Conservative MP said: “I really wanted to make myself accessible to as many people as possible.

“There are people who are comfortable and prefer making appointments in advance, but a lot of people don’t do that but may still have issues which they want to raise with me.

“Being in McDonald’s once a month has got to help that.

“It is a place where people go with their families, perhaps after having been at Leisure World, so I know there will be people there at the very least.”

He also said he hoped the surgery would remain informal, adding: “It will be me in the restaurant sipping a coffee or even having a McDonald’s breakfast - there will be no airs and graces.

“If people have a problem and they don’t have time to book an appointment, this is a great place to catch me.”

The move comes after Mr Quince spent a morning behind the scenes at the Cowdray Avenue restaurant on Saturday.

McDonald’s franchise holder Craig Newnes said: “I’ve got to know Will quite a bit over the last few months with a variety of things going on.

“He came in on Saturday and got a flavour of the place and both of us were quite keen for the surgeries to go ahead.

“It’s hopefully a quite accessible place for residents and it’s very informal, which will help a lot of people.”

Mr Quince is also in the throes of negotiating a monthly slot in Tesco, in Highwoods.

The Tory is not the first MP to try his hand at a fast-food surgery.

Thurrock MP Jackie Doyle-Price held a one-off event in Tilbury in 2014 while Dartford MP Gareth Johnson also held one event last year.