Reform has come under fire in recent days after a series of sexist social media posts were linked to Robert Kenyon, the party's chosen candidate to face Andy Burnham in Makerfield

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

Voters in the Makerfield by-election have reacted to alleged past comments by Reform UK's by-election candidate Robert Kenyon - and also gave their thoughts on Nigel Farage and…

Reform UK has come under fire after saying Robert Kenyon was 'born and bred' in Makerfield, despite records showing he lived and went to primary school in Merseyside

Exclusive: This is the latest in a series of lewd and controversial remarks linked to the candidate

Reform has come under fire in recent days after a series of sexist social media posts were linked to Robert Kenyon, the party's chosen candidate to face Andy Burnham in Makerfield