Sexism, Covid conspiracies and trans slurs: Reform candidate’s ‘appalling’ social media condemned
Reform UK candidate Robert Kenyon has faced backlash for sharing offensive content on social media. His now-deleted posts included transphobic slurs, Covid misinformation, and objectifying comments about women. The controversy arises as he competes in the Makerfield by-election against Labour's Andy Burnham.
- ▪Robert Kenyon is the Reform UK candidate in the Makerfield by-election.
- ▪He has been accused of sharing transphobic slurs and Covid misinformation on social media.
- ▪The posts were shared by campaigners Hope Not Hate and included objectifying comments about women.
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NewsUKUK PoliticsSexism, Covid conspiracies and trans slurs: Reform candidate’s ‘appalling’ social media condemnedHope Not Hate has shared now-deleted posts attributed to Makerfield by-election candidate Robert KenyonAthena Stavrou Saturday 23 May 2026 13:21 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2982418","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/reform-robert-kenyon-makerfield-byelection-burnham-b2982418.html","title":"Sexism, conspiracies and slurs: Reform candidate’s ‘appalling’ social media condemned"}}Related video:…
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