If you are Reform are you ok with this repulsive man potentially becoming an MP and representing women in parliament?

There is, and always have been, a lot if repulsive MPs. From all parties. Vote for them or don’t. That’s democracy. 🤷‍♀️

I’m not in the habit of discussing abortion rights with strangers when I’m on holiday - are you?

I am personally against abortion in that I could never have one myself.

But I do not dare to presume to tell another women what she can do with her body. We have seen how horrifically that has been implemented in the USA, with brain dead women being kept alive as a human incubator, rape victims being forced to give birth.

Until you have been in that incredibly traumatic position of having to consider whether you need to have an abortion, I don't think you will understand just how hard it is.

Be careful who you talk to!

I didn’t realise I was supposed to choose my holiday destination on the basis of its stance on abortion.

I recall that you like to holiday in Malta - a country which has the strictest laws around abortion in western Europe I believe.

Out of interest, did you deliberately misrepresent Kenyon's reference to rape? You did it twice even after I corrected you.

By your logic, why should any woman have the right to make laws that dictate to a "person with a penis" where he can and can't stick it?

Because, of course, we all agree he should not have the right to use it in a way that violates another person's body.

In a similar way, those who oppose abortion do not accept that a baby, which constitutes a separate human inside a woman's uterus, is "her body", but that it has rights or it's own not to be infringed upon.

Generally, civilized people don’t waste time taking pot shots at typos and autocorrects.

Your views on abortion generally are pretty mind boggling. It’s an individual choice and one only women have to make.

Why is anyone, man or woman, allowed to pass laws on what constitutes murder or harm to another person they'll never meet? Because we live in a society where we protect the rights of others even when we ourselves are not impacted. It's just mind boggling that you would ask such a stupid question.

Perhaps a member of the audience will ask him later today;

This week, join Question Time for a Makerfield By-Election Special

On the panel: Andy Burnham, Michael Winstanley, Jake Austin, Sarah Wakefield, and Robert Kenyon

Why would people who will never be affected by an issue have any say? You only get that if you’ve got skin in the game.

https://bsky.app/profile/implausibleblog.bsky.social/post/3mnhmlt73hk2y

Beth Rigby, "Why should women in Markerfield vote for you when you said they can't drive?"

Reform's Robert Kenyon runs away

I disagree. Both "peoples with uteruses" and those without should be able to discuss such complex ethical matters.

I didn't. Google tells me that John McDonald recently retired as PDC Master of Ceremonies (darts commentator). Are you a fan?

Absolutely. And the concept that anyone has an abortion lightly is mistaken, I'm sure much angst goes into every decision, but for many reasons people may not be in a position where they can meet a child's needs.

We were told our daughter had severe brain damage and I was offered an abortion at 25 weeks. It was the most traumatic and distressing time of my life, and I have been through some pretty tough stuff. In no way was it an easy or flippant decision. We decided to proceed with the pregnancy, but I in no way would judge anyone in the same scenario who chose to terminate, and neither should anyone else.

We had our first door knock yesterday and they said current polls are showing only 3% between Burnham and Kenyon.

People without a uterus still should not be able to make decisions on what happens to someone with one regardless of this.

Why are you bringing up John McDonald?

There’s a fine tradition of political insults. These may amuse/outrage some of you.

https://theideaslab.substack.com/p/a-collection-of-political-insults

Unfortunately you are talking about some of the most deprived parts of Wigan, like; Platt Bridge, Abram, Worsley Mesnes. Flags all over the place, it's basically a Reform homeland.

He also said he wished he could go back in time and kill Maggie Thatcher, and that IRA bombers should be honoured as heroes. Idolising terrorists (whether you agree with their cause or not) is something we should be shutting down, not appointing to shadow cabinet!

didn’t he also call for people to be hung

You have reminded me that John McDonnell said Esther McVey was "a stain on humanity" and also repeated a comment that she should be "lynched". He refused to apologise and was subsequently promoted to Shadow Chancellor.

This is

One 2019 post said: “I agree totally with the anti abortion stance, it’s legalised killing of babies.” In another, the account said women seeking abortions were “deciding to kill a baby inside the womb” and described many abortions as being for “vanity purposes like unwanted pregnancies”.