Reform UK’s candidate to take on Andy Burnham in a crunch by-election once said women get abortions for “vanity purposes” and use them as a “secondary form of contraception”.
A file of past social media posts, seen by The i Paper, reveal Robert Kenyon aired anti-abortion views, including claims that women rely on them so they can “shag anyone they want”.
The 41 year-old self-employed plumber is the main challenger Burnham faces as he attempts to return to Parliament as an MP in the Makerfield by-election on 18 June.
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Burnham is expected to take on Sir Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership in an attempt to take over as prime minister if he sees off Reform’s strong challenge to win the seat.
