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Reform UK's candidate to be the first mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, Dame Andrea Jenkyns, has appeared to contradict her party's leader Nigel Farage over their outlook on children with special educational needs, or SEND.

In a news conference last week, Nigel Farage said that he thought there were too many diagnoses of special educational needs in children.

They argue that leaving the public school system is not a viable option for families with limited financial means or children with special educational needs.

An estimated 1.7 million school-aged children have special educational needs and disabilities in England.

"We've seen a big rise in special educational needs," she said.