Robert Kenyon is accused of sharing transphobic slurs, spreading Covid misinformation, and objectifying women in now-deleted social media posts. The accusations relate to posts made on an X account between 2020 and 2022 and were shared by campaigners Hope Not Hate. The account allegedly made offensive comments about women, promoted pandemic misinformation, and engaged with a Holocaust denier. One post reportedly shared a sexually explicit message sent to Carol Vorderman on her birthday, including a claim by another user about wanting to perform a sexual act on the presenter. The by-election is described as crucial, with Reform UK competing against Labour’s Andy Burnham, potentially affecting Keir Starmer’s leadership.
"Reform UK's candidate in the Makerfield by-election has been accused of sharing transphobic slurs, Covid misinformation and objectifying women in now-deleted social media posts. Robert Kenyon is running as Nigel Farage's candidate in the crucial by-election, which is shaping up to be a dramatic contest between Reform UK and Labour's Andy Burnham, who would likely use a victory to challenge Sir Keir Starmer's leadership."
"But in posts made on a now-deleted X account between 2020 and 2022 and shared by campaigners Hope Not Hate, the @robkenyon1 account made offensive comments about women, peddled misinformation about the pandemic and engaged with a Holocaust denier. In one post, the account shares a sexually explicit post sent to Carol Vorderman on her birthday, in which another user declared he wanted to perform a sexual act on the presenter."
"Another user responded to the post, saying: If you're prepared to put this on a public forum, I would suggest that your computer drive probably needs checking."
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