Reform Smelled Blood In Makerfield - Now It’s Their Own

As Reform's Makerfield candidate cracks up further, Labour and the Greens seem intent on self sabotage. Right, so Reform UK walked into Makerfield looking for blood, and the first body on the floor turned out to be their own candidate. Makerfield is a working-class seat just outside Wigan, in Greater Manchester, an old Labour heartland Reform has spent two years desperate to crack open to prove it can finish Labour off in the north. So they went and picked a local man, Robert Kenyon, a 41-year-old plumber and Wigan councillor, born in the area, exactly the "one of us" pitch Reform loves to run. And within days of his selection his old internet posts came crawling back to bury the campaign. On a rugby league forum he'd written, in his own words, "I'm sexist, sorry but I am," that women "can't referee, drive or give directions." There were posts sneering at women who have abortions, posts about women's bodies, and degrading comments about Carol Vorderman, who turned round and called him a misogynist and an online abuser, in public, by name. The material reported in the press was sexist and homophobic, and Reform still chose to defend him as a straight-talking local candidate. And Reform's answer to all of it? Their MP Danny Kruger went on the radio and called them the "private" comments of "an ordinary man," while a party spokesman waved the whole pile away as "locker room banter" from over a decade ago and sniffed that they "simply don't care about establishment hit jobs." Well how about this instead then Danny – is this a hit job, or just a man woefully out of his depth? I appreciate Reform is generally thin on policy but that only goes to show there isn’t all that much to remember to begin with. Reform UK's attempt to gain support in Makerfield, a working-class constituency, is examined in this video. They chose Robert Kenyon, a local plumber and councillor, hoping to appeal to the region in the upcoming british elections. This analysis delves into the nuances of uk politics and the strategies employed by parties like the labour party, especially with figures such as Nigel Farage influencing the political landscape. Stay tuned for more news and updates on the election. ►SOURCES: OPENDEMOCRACY: Makerfield Reform candidate Robert Kenyon's abortion and sexist comments expose party's misogyny HUFFPOST UK: 9 Of The Shocking Comments From Reform's Makerfield Candidate POLLCHECK: Makerfield By-Election 18 June 2026: Polls, Candidates LBC: Green Party announces new candidate in the Makerfield by-election; Andy Burnham eyes snap election if he reaches No 10 GUARDIAN: The Green party should run in Makerfield and not stand aside for Labour; Green party announce new candidate for Makerfield byelection: Sarah Wakefield ***Subscribe to the channel here*** https://www.youtube.com/KernowDamo?sub_confirmation=1 ►ABOUT ME: Hi, I'm Damien Willey. I'm a former welder, but now I'm a writer, blogger, vlogger and presenter and interviewer with Socialist Telly (Please do go and visit what we all get up to on https://www.youtube.com/c/SocialistTelly) I'm an unpaid carer for my disabled wife and daughter and as such we know all too well the difficulties that are associated with that living in Tory Britain - both blue Tories and red ones - and I personally believe the answer lies in socialism. This channel, along with my other social media act as outlets to push back against that, to demand better of our politicians and leaders, to pull apart the media spin that supports them and the way the UK is run and to give a voice, loud as mine is, to the voiceless. Kernow Damo is regulated by IMPRESS and is committed to its Standards Code, corrections and complaints process. For the Kernow Damo Complaints Policy, Please visit https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CLyqv0aZzoB8doZLykdO9TrlbuQcfB1Hc9CPi7hiwXA/edit?usp=sharing ►CONTACT: Email: [email protected] ►SUPPORT: If you appreciate the importance of alternative media in the UK and enjoy my work please consider financially supporting it. Various options to suit all budgets, please visit linktr.ee/KernowDamo to find out more. Please support Independent Media. ►SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Alternatively please share this video on your favourite social media & if you'd like to see what I get up to elsewhere, you can also find links to my presence elsewhere at linktr.ee/KernowDamo Damo Rants Kernow Damo live news,restore britain,Political Analysis,reform uk,debate,keir starmer,nigel farage,andy burnham,UK Elections,Political News,Election Strategy,talkradio,UK Politics,UK Parliament,Labour Party,Conservative Party,Political Commentary,British Politics,Political Opinion,robert kenyon,makerfield,makerfield by election,caroline lucas,sarah wakefield,news today,starmer,latest news today,british politics,kernow damo,kernowdamo,damo rants,damo