She tells our editor about her remarkable journey from escaping a communist dictatorship to standing for election in Bury.
From housing to escaping North Korea to the launch of a new vision for Conservatism in practice, tune in live.
Under the government’s New Plan for Immigration, there is a risk that people like her will be turned away, or only given temporary protection.
Jihyun Park was beaten, tortured, used for sex and put in a North Korean labour camp – before escaping, and making a new life for herself here.
The harrowing personal story of Jihyun Park, followed by her selection as a Tory candidate in Bury, puts current political obsessions in perspective.
Since I arrived in 2018, I have discovered so much about British politics – and the value of a name.