An MEP has revealed she is Britain’s first “sex-change parliamentarian”, having undergone gender reassignment surgery more than 20 years ago.
In a new autobiography about her political journey, Nikki Sinclaire, 45, writes about her “great secret” of growing up as a boy.
The We Demand A Referendum Now MEP for the West Midlands said she does not want her past to stand in the way of her ambition to become a cabinet minister at Westminster.
She told the Sun on Sunday: “I don’t want my past to overshadow it and believe my constituents will continue to support me.”
Her book, published by Junius Press, is released on November 25.