Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAngela Rayner has urged voters to back Andy Burnham in the Makerfield by-election, labelling his Reform UK opponent, Robert Kenyon, as 'Nigel Farage’s sexist puppet'. Robert Kenyon, Reform UK's candidate, has faced significant criticism for a series of now-deleted online comments about women, including a suggestion they cannot 'ref, drive or give directions'. Further unearthed posts from accounts linked to Kenyon objectified European women and made disparaging remarks about English women's appearances. Kenyon has repeatedly refused to apologise for the comments, claiming they were made 15 years ago and taken out of context, while Reform UK dismissed them as 'locker room banter'. The by-election is predicted to be a tight race, with recent polling indicating Andy Burnham holds a narrow five-point lead over Robert Kenyon, a margin within the error of polling. In fullRayner blasts Reform UK candidate Rob Kenyon as Farage’s ‘sexist puppet’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Angela Rayner hits out at ‘sexist puppet’ ahead of Makerfield by-election
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAngela Rayner has urged voters to back Andy Burnham in the Makerfield by-election, labelling his Reform UK opponent, Robert Kenyon, as 'Nigel Farage’s sexist puppet'. Robert Kenyon, Reform UK's candidate, has faced significant criticism for a series of now-deleted online comments about women, including a suggestion they cannot 'ref, drive or give directions'. Further unearthed posts from accounts linked to Kenyon objectified European women and made disparaging remarks about English women's appearances. Kenyon has repeatedly refused to apologise for the comments, claiming they were made 15 years ago and taken out of context, while Reform UK dismissed them as 'locker room banter'. The by-election is predicted to be a tight race, with recent polling indicating Andy Burnham holds a narrow five-point lead over Robert Kenyon, a margin within the error of polling. In fullRayner blasts Reform UK candidate Rob Kenyon as Farage’s ‘sexist puppet’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
