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Reform's Makerfield Candidate's deleted SM statements - it tells you all about his grim and disgusting views
He is not fit for office. Did he really think - are Reform really so stupid - or uncaring - they neither did the reasrach, or worse, didnt care?
Here is what he posted. Thank you to Graphite, other thread for revealing this: I felt it needed a separate discussion post.
Its long. I urge GN's to read the lot.
On a deleted social media account, Reform UK’s candidate in the upcoming Makerfield parliamentary by-election, Rob Kenyon, made creepy comments about women, peddled baseless conspiracy theories, and called for a method of torture prohibited by international human rights law.
After Rob Kenyon was announced as Reform UK’s Makerfield candidate earlier this week, it was swiftly revealed that an old Twitter account of his had been suspended. On it, he expressed support for Donald Trump, referred to an “invasion” of asylum seekers (who he described as “illegal enemies”), and criticised government funding to protect Mosques.
Conspiracy theories
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Kenyon peddled baseless conspiracy theories. He suggested the media “were complicit” in “global tyranny” when responding to a post by Peter Sweden, a far-right influencer with a history of Holocaust denial; replied to someone who said the Covid vaccines “help a lot” by commenting, “What a load of crap”; and compared Covid vaccination policies in Australia to Nazism.
The Reform candidate additionally questioned whether the election of Justin Trudeau – who served as prime minister of Canada from 2015 to 2025 – was “rigged” and pronounced, “He can fuck right off”, in response to the chief medical officer Sir Chris Whitty urging people to get the Covid booster vaccine in February 2023. Kenyon told people to “take vitimins [sic]” and “stop having boosters”.
He also believes that climate change is “a middle class problem” and asked whether schools will be “teaching about the ice age and that the world has been getting warmer since then”. In December 2021, he suggested making the conspiracy theorist Neil Oliver a government minister.
Women, gender and sexuality
In several creepy posts about women, Kenyon suggested he would “love to smell & lick” Carol Vorderman’s arsehole said .... he loves how female rugby players handle their knockers ... and wrote: If it’s not tits and arse or rugby its politics
The Reform candidate also explained that he had been blocked from the Sky Sports Rugby League Twitter page because he “said something about womens [sic] rugby* suggested Labour are “the party for trannys”, and wrote, “What does his dick taste like* in response to a man commenting on a rugby player’s guns
Calls for violence
As well as promoting conspiracy theories and making derogatory comments about women, Kenyon has called for violence. On 5 April 2020, before he started promoting Covid conspiracy theories, Kenyon declared that someone eating chips on a beach should be waterboarded – a method of torture which is prohibited by international human rights law.
Two days prior to that he wrote that Richard Branson should be hanged, along with other businessmen, for accepting furlough money to pay their workers as lockdown kicked in.
We now know that he also likes to objectify women, promote conspiracy theories and call for forms of violence which breach international human rights law. Kenyon is totally unfit to represent the people of Makerfield
hopenothate.org.uk/2026/05/21/reform-candidate-makerfield-kenyon/
LemonJam
twaddle
Do you agree with Reform's reaction, Cossy? Personally, I don't find it very professional.
Or divert and deflect to RR and other issues rather than give a view on Kenyon's specific recorded views and Reform's reaction.
Well, exactly!
GrannyGravy13
I do not support Reform UK in any way, shape or form.
We live in a free country (at the moment) and the electorate can put their X wherever they want at the ballot box.
MP’s get heckled all the time, always have and always will.
Does this make it ok, not really, but if that’s the only way a person can get their feelings heard by a MP…
I am reminded of the old saying ^if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen^
Wrong thread!
This has nothing to do with the disgusting Reform candidate.
twaddle
Cardamom
I think in terms of RR, and I’m no fan of hers, though I do still support Starmer, anyhow, in terms of RR, it doesn’t matter now what she announces, she’ll be ridiculed. I genuinely believe her appointment was a mistake.
I agree; it was a huge mistake. Quite how she thinks offering children free bus rides for a month, when many areas have little to no bus service anyway, isn't offering much. And I can't imagine how, if a family is struggling with the cost of everyday living, knocking the vat off a £68 per child ticket for a theme park is just tone deaf; it's still way beyond the reach of ordinary families. Rachel is rearranging the chairs on the Titanic.....I think it's an excellent idea. Nothing wrong with giving children a treat and taking a bit of financial pressure off parents.
Rachel from Accounts omits to mention that the families on benefits who are better off since she removed the two-cap system only pay £4 for a family to visit the Tower of London. Working families will pay £111. There was a list of prices of days out for those on benefits compared with those getting off their backsides and working and was in the newspapers a few weeks ago.
Sarnia
twaddle
Cardamom
I think in terms of RR, and I’m no fan of hers, though I do still support Starmer, anyhow, in terms of RR, it doesn’t matter now what she announces, she’ll be ridiculed. I genuinely believe her appointment was a mistake.
I agree; it was a huge mistake. Quite how she thinks offering children free bus rides for a month, when many areas have little to no bus service anyway, isn't offering much. And I can't imagine how, if a family is struggling with the cost of everyday living, knocking the vat off a £68 per child ticket for a theme park is just tone deaf; it's still way beyond the reach of ordinary families. Rachel is rearranging the chairs on the Titanic.....I think it's an excellent idea. Nothing wrong with giving children a treat and taking a bit of financial pressure off parents.
Rachel from Accounts omits to mention that the families on benefits who are better off since she removed the two-cap system only pay £4 for a family to visit the Tower of London. Working families will pay £111. There was a list of prices of days out for those on benefits compared with those getting off their backsides and working and was in the newspapers a few weeks ago.
Wrong thread, this has nothing to do with Kenyon's racist and misogynistic comments.
twaddle
LemonJam
twaddle
Do you agree with Reform's reaction, Cossy? Personally, I don't find it very professional.
Or divert and deflect to RR and other issues rather than give a view on Kenyon's specific recorded views and Reform's reaction.
Well, exactly!
This post is no longer about Kenyon and his vile racist, misogynistic views and comments any more. Very few want to give their views on his actually comments and views of Reform's reaction 🥱
Many now prefer to discuss RR - not sure what she has got to go with Kenyon? There is another thread to talk about RR to anyones hearts content 🤷♀️
Yup, sorry I joined in the "look at the Squirrel" stuff.
Been letting more people know other sites the vile content of Kenyons deleted SM comments - even the hardened ones disgusted at the misogyny.
Buts saw my politically minded Manchester LP friend this morning - he was aware, was active in Gorton, and thinks many will see this "step too far"and choosing a plumber because one won in Gorton (against a Reform candidate who was an out of touch academic)
who has now proved to be vile...
its clear, Reform simply cannot field appropriate candidates, not enough with experience.
Thanks for your update Wyllow3- from the horse's mouth as it were....
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