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Lois Perry (born June 1981) is a British politician, broadcaster and activist who was leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) from May to June 2024.[2][3]
Lois Perry | |
|---|---|
| Former Leader of the UK Independence Party | |
| In office 13 May 2024 – 15 June 2024 | |
| Deputy | Nick Tenconi |
| Preceded by | Neil Hamilton |
| Succeeded by | Nick Tenconi (Interim) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 1981 (age 43) [1] Leigh-on-Sea, England |
| Political party | UKIP (2024) |
| Other political affiliations | Reclaim Party (pre-2024) Reform UK (Minor Endorsement, 2024 onward) |
Perry founded Car26 in 2021, an anti-net zero group, in response to the Cop26 summit.[4][5]
Perry was previously a member of Laurence Fox's Reclaim Party, serving as their South East spokesperson.[6] In this role, she called for stop and searches of youths deemed to be suspicious in the Southend area, following a series of antisocial incidents.[7]
In early 2024, Perry declared her candidacy for leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), after Neil Hamilton announced his retirement.[8] She won the subsequent leadership contest, beating rival Bill Etheridge, with 77.4% of all votes cast.[9]
Ahead of the 2024 general election, Perry revealed that she would be standing in Harlow.[10] Controversially, she was pictured with Reform UK leader and candidate for Clacton Nigel Farage at a lunch event, who she encouraged voters to back, despite UKIP also standing a candidate there. Additionally, she endorsed Reform's Lee Anderson as MP for Ashfield.[11][12] On 15 June 2024 Perry resigned as leader, in order to spend time recovering from a recent battle with pneumonia, which left her hospitalised.[13] Despite her resignation, she remained a candidate for the general election, due to the nomination deadline having been passed.[14] Perry came last out of all candidates in Harlow, polling only 157 votes (0.4%).[15]
In December 2024, Perry was announced as the Executive Director of the newly-formed Heartland Institute UK/EU. The Heartland Institute is a US-based organisation which describes itself as "the world's most prominent think tank supporting skepticism about man-made climate change".[16] Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK, was a guest speaker at the launch event for Heartland Institute UK/EU.[17]
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