Tories unleash party-loving PR girl to try to smash Labour stronghold of Easington for first time
THIS is the Tory party-loving PR girl who's hoping to smash Labour's stronghold in Easington for first time.
Clare Ambrosino, 31, - once pictured bathing in milk - is the latest young conservative candidate hoping to steal a seat from Jeremy Corbyn in County Durham on December 12.
Ambrosino - a friend of Boris Johnson's girlfriend Carrie Symonds - has spent time working or partying with past and present Tory MPs, including Sajid Javid, Michael Gove, James Cleverly, Liz Truss, Liam Fox and George Osborne.
A senior account manager for London communications business Newington, Ambrosino has also supported Carrie at anti-whaling events and supported her as her love affair with Boris Johnson was revealed.
And when she's not at work, Italian-speaking Ambrosino often shares pictures of herself on social media, including the bizarre image of her bathing in milk - although it's not known whether it's a painting or a photo taken with an Instagram filter.
She has a degree in politics and philosophy and is a keen rower on the Thames.
The Oxford Brookes graduate was recently named among the top 30 most inspiring women in public affairs after she helped form the Women 4 Westminster group in 2017 .
The organisation provides election support to Conservative women candidates.
When Theresa May was PM, Ambrosino also defended her after a disastrous Tory conference speech in 2017.
Mrs May had to stop several times to drink water as her voice failed.
A heckler then handed her a P45 before the Conservative slogan written behind her fell down.
Clare said she "wanted to hug her", saying that the incident had made for "unbearably uncomfortable watching".
She wrote: "Part of me felt like running out of the room, as the show made for unbearably uncomfortable watching.
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"The other half wanted to hug the Prime Minister, who was struggling more and more, as series of small catastrophes were developing around her."
But Ambrosino faces a fight to beat Labour's Grahame Morris, who has been Easington MP since 2010 and has a 15,000 majority after gaining 67 per cent of the vote in 2017.
The mining area has always returned a Labour MP since the constituency was formed in 1950.
