8 Of The Most Shocking Unearthed Comments From Reform's Makerfield Candidate

Robert Kenyon has faced accusations of misogyny and homophobia as a result of his past social media posts.

Political Correspondent

Reform UK’s candidate for the Makerfield by-election’s unearthed social media posts have stunned the general public over the last week.

The right-wing party announced last Tuesday that Robert Kenyon, a supposed “plucky plumber” and Wigan councillor, was going to be taking on Labour’s Andy Burnham in the race to win next month’s crunch contest.

Reform and Labour are locked in a two-horse race for the seat with Kenyon hoping to win over the support of the pro-Brexit constituency.

However, Burnham’s reputation as Greater Manchester mayor has given him an early lead according to polling – and he is hoping to oust Keir Starmer as prime minister if he wins the by-election.

With all eyes on the contest, Kenyon’s historic online presence has been dredged up – revealing some deeply problematic views.

Even so, Reform has stood by its candidate, even trying to market his outspoken comments as a positive.

Here’s what has been uncovered so far:

An account uncovered by The Independent and linked to Kenyon wrote women can’t “ref, drive or give directions” on an online rugby fan forum in the 2010s.

He said women presenting rugby games on TV “aren’t up to the job and only there to tick a box”, adding: “I’m sexist, sorry but I am.”

He also objectified European women’s bodies, saying English women “don’t care” and “just walk around with their fat bellies and odd shapes pushing a pram at 16 in their PJ’s”.

A spokesperson said: “These comments, which are little more than locker room banter, were made more than a decade ago – well before Rob was in politics.”

Reform’s spokesperson said: “We simply don’t care about establishment hit jobs. We fully back Rob and are confident he will be an excellent MP for Makerfield.”

2. Anti-Abortions Comments

The i paper unearthed 2019 comments sent on a rugby league forum which claimed women who have abortions get them for “vanity purposes” and so they can “shag anyone they........

© HuffPost