Robert Kenyon, Reform's candidate for Makerfield. Would you let him in your house?

After watching the events in the US I would not be surprised if this Reform candidate remains on the ballot sheet. Never forgot that millions of Americans voted for trump even though he is racist, sexist, lies, assaults women (and is found guilty), is a felon, condemns American POWs, takes the mickey out of a disabled journalist and is even now setting up a fund to compensate the January 6 rioters who were found guilty and subsequently pardoned. Farage is his biggest fan.

Graphite, I wouldn't have thought a genuine plumber would struggle to find work.

Galaxy

You support shoplifting.

Eh?

Oldnproud

I was wondering: is there any proof that Kenyon was actually working as a plumber before registering his company three months ago? Or since?

Ther's this video of him driving Farage around and talking about his life.

www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2079774469603713

Between this and various things he had written about himself online, he has had a variety of jobs including a business failure in 2010, Not sure what it was and why. He mentions the recession and having to go to Leeds for work.

He says he has worked in bars, in a bookies, for a scaffolding company, has said (not in the video) that he has been in the army and worked for the NHS during the pandemic.

He says he has gone "limited" as a company as he doesn't want to make quarterly returns which sole traders turning over more than £50,000 a year now have to do under Making Tax Digital

It makes me think he wouldn't enjoy the amount of paperwork a constituency MP has to wade through - although if he is using Farage as a yardstick then he probably doesn't realise there is any.

He sounds rather naive to me about what being an MP entails.

You support shoplifting.

Galaxy

But there was zero uproar when Streetings tweets came out, and zero concern about whether the labour party supported misogyny by appointing him to a cabinet role.

Distraction from the issue.

You've confirmed that you support misogyny.

But there was zero uproar when Streetings tweets came out, and zero concern about whether the labour party supported misogyny by appointing him to a cabinet role.

"Wes Streeting once said he would like to push the Mail columnist Jan Moir under a train.

Just demonstrates the calibre of a lot of politicians these days."

Billy Bragg has called it the Twitterisation of political discourse.

JenniferEccles

Wes Streeting once said he would like to push the Mail columnist Jan Moir under a train.

Just demonstrates the calibre of a lot of politicians these days.

Not all though. For instance, I certainly can’t imagine Theresa May or Rishi Sunak stooping so low.

Nor Keir Starmer, to be honest.

Galaxy

I am an equal opportunist when it comes to misogyny. If people only suddenly call out misogyny when it suits their political beliefs I would never trust those people with fighting for e9nens rights.

Eh? I'd call that kind of comment out as misogyny whoever said it.

Oldnproud

I was wondering: is there any proof that Kenyon was actually working as a plumber before registering his company three months ago? Or since?

Yes, it would be interesting to know. Apparently, his van seems unused and clean, as are the tools which he's allowed to be photographed. The van doesn't have any of his business details on the sides and back and he doesn't seem to have any presence as a plumber online or in trade directories. Maybe somebody could ask him to repair their boiler.

Danny Kruger was interviewed on R4 this morning, not sure who the interviewer was, I was only half listening while doing something else, but the interviewer was female and she absolutely skewered Kruger. She left him up the creek without a paddle.

The interviewer read out some of the emails this little piece of ordure, the ones fit to read, sent to Carol Vorderman. How any woman could bring herself to vote for this candidate after hearing those, I do not know and Danny Kruger did himself no favours. He was caught on the hop, hadn't been briefed and his defence of this candidate was disgusting.

Womens rights.

I am an equal opportunist when it comes to misogyny. If people only suddenly call out misogyny when it suits their political beliefs I would never trust those people with fighting for e9nens rights.

Wes Streeting once said he would like to push the Mail columnist Jan Moir under a train.

Just demonstrates the calibre of a lot of politicians these days.

Not all though. For instance, I certainly can’t imagine Theresa May or Rishi Sunak stooping so low.

nanna8

Trouble is, the decent ones get tarred by the same brush. I now don’t trust any of them from any party . Here as well. A bunch of self seeking liars or so it seems. Gone are the days when we respected and supported our pollies.

Sorry, nanna, but I really don't know of any established politician who has made the same kind of vile comments.

Galaxy

It is worse to be honest. It is a threat.

I'm not sure which comment you refer to as worse.

You claim to care about "women's issues", so I assume that you think that vile misogynist comments are about pretty low. I can provide you with more, if you want.

I was appalled by what Danny Kruger said, giving me the impression that what Kenyon said was of no consequence.
He wouldn't get through my garden gate, let alone in the house.
I do wonder though if this will make any difference to the voters or will it be Reform or nothing.Look at Trump and his gang .

Kenyon’s vile beliefs won’t make any difference to Reform supporters … they’re all in the same gang.

Farage knows this, which is why he’s not being removed as a candidate.

Those of us who are disgusted by Kenyon are woke snowflakes in their eyes.

Crossed posts westendgirl about R4 Today.

It is worse to be honest. It is a threat.

I was wondering: is there any proof that Kenyon was actually working as a plumber before registering his company three months ago? Or since?

Trouble is, the decent ones get tarred by the same brush. I now don’t trust any of them from any party . Here as well. A bunch of self seeking liars or so it seems. Gone are the days when we respected and supported our pollies.

Galaxy

Streeting has some lovely tweets about pushing women under trains.

Does that compare with smelling and licking out Carol Vorderman's ar$ehole?

I’ve thrown out two tradesman mid job when they starting voicing their vile and uninvited views on migrants. Kenyon would be the same, except now we know exactly what he’s like he wouldn’t even be considered for a job.

It isn’t only the misogyny, homophobia, conspiracy theories and calling for people to be waterboarded and hanged.

Read:

hopenothate.org.uk/2026/05/21/reform-candidate-makerfield-kenyon/

His behaviour during and after his 2024 GE election campaign was equally vile; taking any official communication, any news story, any political statement, and running it through the immigration filter.

After he lost, he turned his attention to the Southport murders, spreading false and inflammatory information during the riots.

Read:

bylinetimes.com/2026/05/20/reading-the-riot-act-reform-uks-makerfield-by-election-candidate-during-the-summer-of-trouble/

Did anyone hear Emma Barnett challenge Danny Kruger over Kenyon's tweets on R4Today? It was around 7:30. He claimed he didn’t know about them. He seems to think that public tweets are private banter.

Kenyon has already said he wants a privatised health system and a ban on abortion. Apparently women who ask for an abortion because they have become pregnant after rape are lying.

He is utterly, utterly abhorrent. I see that Reform are not letting him speak to the press, probably because if he opens his mouth they don’t know what might come out.