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Reform UK Councillor Apologizes After Jimmy Savile Sign Sparks Outrage

6/20/2026

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Reform UK councillor Lilian Rogers posed with a homemade sign praising serial rapist Jimmy Savile, sparking public outrage.
Rogers later apologized, saying she did not understand the sign’s meaning.
Wigan Council recorded numerous complaints and will examine them under its mandatory Code of Conduct.
The incident was cited as a possible factor in Reform UK candidate Robert Kenyon’s loss to Andy Burnham in the Makerfield by-election.

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Reform UK councillor Lilian Rogers posed with a homemade sign praising serial rapist Jimmy Savile, sparking public outrage.
Rogers later apologized, saying she did not understand the sign’s meaning.
Wigan Council recorded numerous complaints and will examine them under its mandatory Code of Conduct.
The incident was cited as a possible factor in Reform UK candidate Robert Kenyon’s loss to Andy Burnham in the Makerfield by-election.