Reform UK's newly elected Mayor for Greater Lincolnshire has hit out at the "soul-destroying" smear campaign she suffered as a result of her rivals, as she championed her election victory.Dame Andrea Jenkyns, who was elected as the party's first-ever Mayor, launched a scathing attack on those who "called the police on her" and accused her of "sleeping with political allies".FULL STORY HERE.
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00:00Brace yourself for is, I mean, the scrutiny is one thing,
00:05but the knives are going to be out.
00:06I mean, as you've seen in your campaign,
00:10the knives are really going to come out
00:12and you're going to have to have some...
00:14Your candidates are going to have to have some very thick skin.
00:20No, absolutely.
00:22I mean, as I said in my speech, I thought it was important to address this
00:25because, you know something, it's been soul-destroying, this campaign.
00:28As I said in my speech, I fought four general elections, three local elections
00:32and it's been horrible, it's been personal.
00:35I mean, the Conservatives have called the police on me.
00:39We've had them saying I'm sleeping with political allies.
00:43We've had the independent candidate who's even, her husband,
00:48even had complained to the council and there was a hearing
00:53and our barrister had to get involved.
00:54It's been completely dirty.
00:56And I think that, I think this has probably demonstrated this result, really,
01:00that people are switched off by dirty tactics
01:02and it's about restoring that trust.
01:05You know, dirty politics does not work or it'll only work short-term
01:08and we've got to listen to the people and deliver for them
01:13and this is why they've got a vote.
01:16You know, they kick people out when...
01:18I mean, look, I got kicked out as a Conservative MP,
01:21I trust in the electorate
01:22and I will not let the people of Lancashire down.