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Labour Demands Farage Explain Support After Candidate’s Sexist Posts

5/26/2026

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Labour leaders said Reform UK candidate Robert Kenyon's resurfaced sexist remarks insult women and demanded accountability.
Kenyon is Reform UK's candidate for the Makerfield by-election on 18 June.
Old online posts showed Kenyon making sexist comments, transphobic slurs and a sexually explicit message about Carol Vorderman.
Reform UK dismissed the posts as locker-room banter.
Labour MP Anna Turley demanded Reform UK leader Nigel Farage explain his support for Kenyon.

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Labour leaders said Reform UK candidate Robert Kenyon's resurfaced sexist remarks insult women and demanded accountability.
Kenyon is Reform UK's candidate for the Makerfield by-election on 18 June.
Old online posts showed Kenyon making sexist comments, transphobic slurs and a sexually explicit message about Carol Vorderman.
Reform UK dismissed the posts as locker-room banter.
Labour MP Anna Turley demanded Reform UK leader Nigel Farage explain his support for Kenyon.