From swearing at protesters outside Downing Street to becoming the mayor of Lincolnshire in an election where opponents claimed she was not qualified to stand, Dame Andrea Jenkyns has had a career of controversy and drama like few others, says The Independent’s political editor David Maddox
In a speech following her victory, the 50-year-old said there would be ‘an end to soft touch Britain’.
The former Tory MP angrily pushed away a Sky News microphone after being questioned over remarks in a spiky acceptance speech.
New Reform mayor Dame Andrea Jenkyns stormed out of a Sky News interview after being challenged over her decision to refer to a rival's accent in a spiky acceptance speech
Dame Andrea, wearing an Abba-inspired glam sequined jumpsuit in Reform blue, won a thumping majority of 40,000 over her former party the Conservatives .
The former Tory minister has a reputation for bringing chaos to Westminster circles.
Andrea Jenkyns unleashes furious tirade at rivals as Reform secures first mayoral victory - Dame Andrea Jenkyns has officially been declared as Reform UK’s first-ever elected mayor after Lincolnshire became swept up by the populist party’s turquoise tidal wave