Reform’s Makerfield candidate ‘described abortion as cowardly act’ amid series of offensive social media posts

• Reform UK's Makerfield by-election candidate, Robert Kenyon, has faced criticism over a series of offensive social media posts and comments.
• The now-deleted remarks, made on rugby league forums and X, included transphobic slurs, Covid misinformation, and objectification of women.
• Kenyon also reportedly described abortion as a 'cowardly act' and appeared to support Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014.
• Reform UK has defended Kenyon, with Nigel Farage dismissing the comments as 'laddish things' or 'locker room banter' made before his political career.
• Kenyon admitted to 'mistakes' on BBC's Question Time, claiming the old comments were taken out of context and asserting his respect for women.

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‘Degrading’ comments and conspiracies: The unearthed posts from Reform’s Makerfield candidate