we will never sleep again after reform mayor performs self-penned song insomniac

We’re just hours into the UK’s month-long party conference season,but Reform has already delivered what will surely be its most bizarre moment.

There were gasps when the party’s Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire Dame Andrea Jenkyns walked out on the main stage in a sparkly jumpsuit featuring an enormous Union flag brooch.

But it was what happened next that truly stunned the crowd.

The music playing as she walked out was an eighties-style power ballad that nobody in Birmingham’s NEC seemed to recognise.

This wasn’t the same swaggery rock tune that all the other speakers had walked out to – this one had lyrics,which seemed to be about struggling to get to sleep.

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Craig Munro breaks down Westminster chaos into easy to follow insight,walking you through what the latest policies mean to you. Sent every Wednesday. Sign up here.All was revealed when Jenkyns,formerly a Conservative who lost her seat at the 2024 general election,flung out her arms and started singing along.‘I’m an insomniac,I’m an insomniac,staring at the ceiling,waiting for my thoughts to switch off,’ she belted out.Bringing the baffling moment to an end after one blast of the chorus,the mayor began her speech asking: ‘Now,is this god-awful Labour government giving you sleepless nights and insomnia too?’The crowd of thousands responded to this awkward segue with bemused agreement.Jenkyns revealed the song was called ‘Insomniac’,and it was co-written by none other than herself ‘over 20 years ago’.Jenkyns told the crowd she was not trying to be a ‘Geri Halliwell tribute act’ in her jumpsuit (Picture: Jacob King/PA Wire)She continued: ‘At the time,I was in a rock band,and I was always a bit of a rebel.‘Then I became a Conservative MP and I dressed more demure,though the rebel was still bubbling away under the surface.’This,apparently,explained her decision to perform an otherwise completely irrelevant tune to attendees who were unsure of how to react.The performance was still the most notable moment of the first day by the time the official after party rolled around at 8pm.When party leader Nigel Farage appeared on stage to tease the headline act,there were whispers – only half in jest – that Jenkyns might be brought out for a reprise of Insomniac.@alrightgov Come with me to the hottest conference in Birmingham right now #reformuk #nigelfarage #ukpolitics #fyp♬ original sound – Alright,Gov?Instead,topping the bill were two of the surviving members of the Jackson Five,Marlon and Jackie – if anything,an even more unexpected choice.Jenkyns was the second speaker of the day on the conference’s main stage,coming straight after the welcome address by party chairman David Bull.She was unexpectedly followed by leader Nigel Farage,who rearranged his slot at the last minute to offer his reaction to the breaking news that Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner had resigned.