A succession of social media posts claiming Russia was “well within their rights” to annex Crimea and that women “can’t drive or give directions” have been linked to Reform’s by-election candidate.
The past social media activity of Robert Kenyon – a 41-year-old self-employed plumber and Wigan councillor – has been under close scrutiny since he was selected by Nigel Farage for the Makerfield by-election on 18 June.
He will go up against Labour’s Andy Burnham, who has served as Mayor of Greater Manchester since 2017, and is widely expected to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the party leadership if he wins.
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But Kenyon is making waves of his own. Since his selection as the candidate for Reform UK, a string of unearthed social media posts have been linked to him. These appear to demonstrate his views on Russia’s annexation of Crimea, abortion, women and Brexit.
