Andrea Jenkyns storms out of interview over ‘divisive questioning’ after blistering victory speech

Andrea Jenkyns storms out of Sky News interview over ‘divisive questioning’Source: Sky News

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00:00I mean, all the candidates left halfway through your speech, they were so disgusted by what you said.

00:05I spoke to the Tory candidate. He left when you said migrants should be put in tents.

00:15That's good enough for France. That should be good enough for them, too.

00:18Do you think that's a divisive way of conducting politics?

00:23I think it's what the majority and the silent majority think.

00:26That's what you think of migrants.

00:28Well, illegal migrants, people come here illegally.

00:32They should be put in tents like they do in France.

00:33People seeking asylum should also be put in tents?

00:36Well, I think genuine asylum seekers, you know, like Ukraine, etc.

00:40That's a different matter.

00:43And then you also accused one candidate.

00:45She said you were parachuted in and you made a comment about her South African accent.

00:51What did you mean by that?

00:52What I meant is, how can they say I've been parachuted in when I spent most of my life in Lincolnshire School College?

00:59Why mention the accent, sorry?

01:01Because the irony of saying someone's been parachuted in who's not even from the country.

01:06I mean, I went to school, college, university.

01:09So I think someone who's got an accent can't be from this county.

01:13I think, actually, I'm not even going to answer any more of your questions.

01:16I think that your questioning is quite divisive.

01:20You're looking into things when it was a little play with words.

01:24It was a little joke because of the irony.

01:27Do you not understand irony?

01:28The only reason I'm asking is because reform, they get a reputation for these divisive politics.

01:34Thank you very much.