Jenkyns: Reform has no problem attracting women

Ex-Tory urges focus on education

- Martyn Brown

REFORM UK does not have a “woman problem” and can attract more females to the party, Dame Andrea Jenkyns has insisted.

The former Tory MP, who defected to Nigel Farage’s party in November, is Reform’s most senior woman.

She will gain a higher profile if she wins the race to become the Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire in May.

Speaking to the Daily Express, Dame Andrea said: “I’m a meritocrat and I don’t care if the whole Cabinet in Government is men or women, as long as they can do the jobs.

“Both Zia [Yusuf, Reform party chairman] and Nigel, we've had this conversation.

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