Robert Kenyon, who is standing against Labour’s Andy Burnham in Makerfield, allegedly made the remarks on archived posts on a now-defunct rugby league discussion forum, RLFans

Reform has stood by Robert Kenyon, a plumber and the candidate for the party in the upcoming Makerfield by-election, after comments he made about TV star Carol Vorderman resurfaced

Reform UK’s candidate to take on Andy Burnham in a crunch by-election next month once said women get abortions for “vanity purposes” and want to “shag anyone they want”. The i…

Exclusive: An account linked to Robert Kenyon claimed ‘English women just walk around with their fat bellies and odd shapes pushing a pram at 16’

Reform's by-election candidate in Makerfield, plumber Robert Kenyon, is under fire for vile comments about Carol Vorderman in a now-deleted social media post

Broadcaster describes Robert Kenyon, who is standing in Makerfield byelection, as a misogynist and a ‘cowardly man’

Reform’s by-election candidate Robert Kenyon is under fire over lewd remarks reportedly made on rugby league forums, including claiming women have abortions for 'vanity purposes'

Robert Kenyon has been under intense scrutiny in recent weeks over a series of resurfaced social media posts

Labour's Anna Turley says 'the litany of evidence is mounting by the day, showing why the people of Makerfield deserve so much better than Reform’s candidate' Robert Kenyon

Robert Kenyon, who is standing against Labour’s Andy Burnham in Makerfield, allegedly made the remarks on archived posts on a now-defunct rugby league discussion forum, RLFans

openDemocracy and the Fuller Project exposed Reform’s growing anti-abortion rhetoric. Its candidate’s comments proved our case.

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I was as appalled as I dare say many of you to discover that Reform’s candidate in the forthcoming Makerfield by-election has a social media history of being opposed to the…

Reform stands by Robert Kenyon, the party's candidate for the Makerfield by-election