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Jenkyns argued that the Conservatives, whom she served as a member of parliament earlier than shedding her seat in July, had now “misplaced their method,” and confused that leaving a party she had “cherished for many years” was not straightforward.
“I’ve lengthy believed in conservatism and the ideas it ought to stand for,” she mentioned.
“I stayed loyal and fought to the bitter finish within the normal election, happening with the proverbial ship. But the reality is plain, the ship is sinking and maybe, sadly, past salvage. Enough is sufficient.”
Jenkyns is getting into the race to run the brand new Greater Lincolnshire mixed authority, a big new native authorities setup that will likely be given actual funding powers by the Labour authorities in Westminster.
Jenkyns’ former party was kicked out of workplace within the July normal election, with the Conservatives slumping to their lowest-ever tally of MPs within the House of Commons. Reform in the meantime is on an upswing — it returned 5 MPs on the election, with Farage himself profitable a Commons seat for the primary time and now turning his sights on the governing Labour Party.
“I used to be elected as a Conservative, and I bought knocked out as a Conservative, however I really feel, sadly, the party has change into drained,” Jenkyns mentioned Thursday.
