Political editor David Maddox looks at why Reform UK selected Robert Kenyon as their Makerfield by-election candidate despite him being Facebook friends with neo-fascist leader Gary Raikes, the founder of the New British Union

Political editor David Maddox looks at why Reform UK selected Robert Kenyon as their Makerfield by-election candidate despite him being Facebook friends with neo-fascist leader…

The Independent understands that Robert Kenyon was friends on Facebook with Gary Raikes’ political page

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The date for the Makerfield by-election has been confirmed. Voters in the Greater Manchester constituency will go to the polls on 18 June.

Questions have been raised over the social media profiles of Reform's Makerfield candidate Robert Kenyon - Labour demanded the aspiring MP to 'explain himself to those he is…