A POLITICIAN has attended her first constituency event since announcing her plan to battle to regain her seat as a Conservative.

Anne McIntosh, Conservative MP representing until earlier this month Thirsk, Malton and Filey, attended an event at Thirsk Library on Saturday to celebrate National Libraries Day.

She said: “I am delighted to have visited Thirsk Library to celebrate National Library Day and to be able to lend my support to both the library and the staff.

“It is important to celebrate the vital work that they do in promoting learning, literacy and the enjoyment of reading to all.”

Miss McIntosh also spoke out this week to stress she will not be standing as an Independent candidate and that she still hopes to stand as a Conservative in the 2015 election.

Earlier this month members of Thirsk and Malton Conservative Association voted not to readopt her as their candidate after 17 years.

But she still hopes to be re-elected as Tory MP for Thirsk, Malton and Filey.

She said: "The official position, according to the rules, is that I remain a Conservative party candidate and can apply for any seat, including the seat I currently represent."

She added: "I have 77,000 constituents who I have faithfully served. I have been an utterly loyal member of the Conservative Party, both in the European Parliament and at Westminster. I do not intend to be thrown aside by a small cabal.

"It is for my constituents as a whole to dismiss me if they wish to do so."