Andrea Jenkyns gets salary for thinktank that does not yet exist

Tory candidate paid £25,000 a year from University of Bolton for ‘institute’ launching next year

A Conservative parliamentary candidate has been criticised for being paid £25,000 a year to head up a university thinktank that does not yet exist.

Andrea Jenkyns, who was MP for the West Yorkshire constituency of Morley and Outwood and is standing for re-election, has been receiving payments from the University of Bolton since July for her role in the venture.

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