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

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Johnogroats · 27/05/2026 14:51

Robert Kenyon, the “cheeky local chappie” who is standing for Reform in Makerfield is on record as making some shockingly sexist comments and statements. Reform are standing by him.

Can I ask the women on here who are Reform voters if they are ok with the him remaining a candidate given what I cite below. Btw I am absolutely not, but I’m not and never will be a Reform voter for a variety of reasons.

  1. Retweeting a post about performing a (graphic description) of a sexual act on Carol Voderman.
  2. He has attacked women as being promiscuous and accused them of taking any decision to have an abortion lightly. He wrote, “reproductive rights, women's rights, they can dress it up all they want.
  3. They're deciding to kill a baby inside the womb. What they mean is they want to shag anyone they want. And if they get caught, they get a second chance and treat it as a secondary, last form of contraception.”

Either you think this is ok (don’t understand how anyone let alone a woman could be ok with it) or presumably you’ll be contacting Tice and Farage etc to drop him.

Interested in your thoughts.

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WheresMyHatGone · 02/06/2026 15:39

Bushmillsbabe · 02/06/2026 15:17

But would you potentially vote for a different Reform candidate? If having a new candidate doesn't bring in more votes than the current candidate, thete isn't much incentive for them to change their candidate

@WheresMyHatGone you mentioned a dodgy interview Kenyon did. Labour MP Emma Reynolds interview with Nick Ferrari was a total car crash, and she has made it to a ministerial position, so clearly poor interview technique isn't a barrier to political success 😂

I would agree. Complete car crash.
However I feel my point is still relevant, if I were standing to be MP of a party I would at least ensure I had at the very least a basic knowledge of its policies so that I could discuss them with constituents. He had no clue.

Smeuse · 02/06/2026 15:22

Bushmillsbabe · 02/06/2026 15:17

But would you potentially vote for a different Reform candidate? If having a new candidate doesn't bring in more votes than the current candidate, thete isn't much incentive for them to change their candidate

@WheresMyHatGone you mentioned a dodgy interview Kenyon did. Labour MP Emma Reynolds interview with Nick Ferrari was a total car crash, and she has made it to a ministerial position, so clearly poor interview technique isn't a barrier to political success 😂

It is in a campaign trail.

'I don't know what my party' s policies are but pease vote for me to represent you on behalf of the party'

Bushmillsbabe · 02/06/2026 15:17

Johnogroats · 02/06/2026 08:15

Interesting perspective thank you. If someone has clearly (not just allegations) done something wrong or inappropriate as with this man, I’m pretty unforgiving. If I was Refirm I’d be disgusted and would be lobbying for a different candidate. Under no circumstances would I vote for him. And that’s the same for different parties…. If I’d been a Liberal in the 70s, I can’t see how I’d have voted for Jeremy Thorpe. And if I’d known about Lloyd George’s proclivities, I think I’d have had serious reservations.

But would you potentially vote for a different Reform candidate? If having a new candidate doesn't bring in more votes than the current candidate, thete isn't much incentive for them to change their candidate

@WheresMyHatGone you mentioned a dodgy interview Kenyon did. Labour MP Emma Reynolds interview with Nick Ferrari was a total car crash, and she has made it to a ministerial position, so clearly poor interview technique isn't a barrier to political success 😂

5128gap · 02/06/2026 15:05

Rbof · 02/06/2026 14:34

Why do you think you can demand information from me? You think I am of the opinion that EVERY working-class person in the UK votes Reform and that is offensive. I have tried to explain my thought process already and you don’t accept it. I’m not sure how any further explanation would improve your understanding?

Asking a poster on a discussion forum 'can you explain. .?' isn't a demand for information its a quite normal thing to do if you want to clarify a point. It was two specific questions which you could answer, or ignore if you can't answer them.
I don't think we are understanding the discussion in the same way though, so, not to worry.

Rbof · 02/06/2026 14:34

5128gap · 02/06/2026 14:30

Can you explain the broader point you were making about the working class, and what made you decide to make it on a thread about Reform and misogyny, that has nothing to do with being working class?

Why do you think you can demand information from me? You think I am of the opinion that EVERY working-class person in the UK votes Reform and that is offensive. I have tried to explain my thought process already and you don’t accept it. I’m not sure how any further explanation would improve your understanding?

5128gap · 02/06/2026 14:30

Rbof · 02/06/2026 14:21

I get that OP and genuine apologies to you for the derailment.
As I explained I was making a broader point. I just think it’s amusing that someone has decided to be offended over this when I have been as clear as I possibly can that I don’t actually believe that ALL working class people vote Reform. On any level that would be a ridiculous statement to make and it’s baffling she would be so offended.

Can you explain the broader point you were making about the working class, and what made you decide to make it on a thread about Reform and misogyny, that has nothing to do with being working class?

DugnuttEyeBoogies · 02/06/2026 14:26

TheLandlordsAreFrowning · 27/05/2026 15:10

I wouldn't bother @Johnogroats Reform supporters won't change their minds at this point. Farage could eat kittens live on air at one of his weekly pressers and it would make zero difference.

Speaking of weekly pressers, isn't it a spooky coincidence that they have stopped since the £5m revelation. Farage is such a coward.

Farage has missed the last 70+ votes in Parliament too. Wonder what he is doing with his time? Oh that’s right, all his cameo videos 😂

Rbof · 02/06/2026 14:21

I get that OP and genuine apologies to you for the derailment.
As I explained I was making a broader point. I just think it’s amusing that someone has decided to be offended over this when I have been as clear as I possibly can that I don’t actually believe that ALL working class people vote Reform. On any level that would be a ridiculous statement to make and it’s baffling she would be so offended.

Johnogroats · 02/06/2026 14:11

Rbof · 02/06/2026 12:47

An incredibly ridiculous take. This thread is speaking specifically about Reform voters and working class people. There is no conflation. as someone who is working-class, from the Makerfield constituency and very much not a reform voter, why don’t you get off your high horse and then learn some comprehension skills.

As the OP I hadn’t been thinking about class. I’m purely focused on Kenyon and his vile attitudes to women. This is 100% not about class. It’s a question to Reform voters… not all of them are working class. Look at Farage, Tice and the like…

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BIossomtoes · 02/06/2026 14:09

Rbof · 02/06/2026 13:58

Ok so you are deeply offended I believe that all working-class people vote Reform and it’s your job to school me that isn’t true.
Got it.

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🙄

Rbof · 02/06/2026 14:06

I suppose we will have to agree to disagree. Just because you read something in my statement doesn’t mean it’s true. And believe it or not, I know my mind better than you do. I have no doubt this is amazing news to you.

5128gap · 02/06/2026 14:02

Rbof · 02/06/2026 13:58

Ok so you are deeply offended I believe that all working-class people vote Reform and it’s your job to school me that isn’t true.
Got it.

Edited

I wasn't deeply offended no. However it was offensive of you. I'm glad you've 'got it' now.

Rbof · 02/06/2026 13:58

5128gap · 02/06/2026 13:44

What you said is there for all to see. You said that linking Reform voters with support for BB is ANOTHER EXAMPLE of how the working class are mischaracterised. Which clearly means you see either Reform voting or BB supporting or both, as something to do with being working class.
You are quite correct that WC people get a hard time on here. We are constantly wheeled out as the face of Reform. Said to hold all sorts of views many of us find abhorrent. Told that the repulsive Kenyon is typical of men from our background. Assumptions made constantly about what we are concerned about, and if any of us try to say, well actually no, I'm more concerned about misogyny than immigration, we are ignored.
When you say the WC get a hard time on here, I'll take a wild guess you're not referring to those things though.
Because what you actually mean is that Reform voters get a hard time on here. You think the two are synonymous. I'm telling you, they are not.

Ok so you are deeply offended I believe that all working-class people vote Reform and it’s your job to school me that isn’t true.
Got it.

5128gap · 02/06/2026 13:44

Rbof · 02/06/2026 13:08

I haven’t conflated anything. I said not all reform voters in that constituency support Bonnie Blue, because that was what was being implied. Somehow that has become me saying all working class people are Reform voters. My comment about the working class getting a hard time on here, which they do, was a broader point. How anyone can’t see that and has chosen to ‘take offence’ is crazy.

What you said is there for all to see. You said that linking Reform voters with support for BB is ANOTHER EXAMPLE of how the working class are mischaracterised. Which clearly means you see either Reform voting or BB supporting or both, as something to do with being working class.
You are quite correct that WC people get a hard time on here. We are constantly wheeled out as the face of Reform. Said to hold all sorts of views many of us find abhorrent. Told that the repulsive Kenyon is typical of men from our background. Assumptions made constantly about what we are concerned about, and if any of us try to say, well actually no, I'm more concerned about misogyny than immigration, we are ignored.
When you say the WC get a hard time on here, I'll take a wild guess you're not referring to those things though.
Because what you actually mean is that Reform voters get a hard time on here. You think the two are synonymous. I'm telling you, they are not.

Rbof · 02/06/2026 13:08

I haven’t conflated anything. I said not all reform voters in that constituency support Bonnie Blue, because that was what was being implied. Somehow that has become me saying all working class people are Reform voters. My comment about the working class getting a hard time on here, which they do, was a broader point. How anyone can’t see that and has chosen to ‘take offence’ is crazy.

BIossomtoes · 02/06/2026 13:02

Rbof · 02/06/2026 12:59

Not another one…

The OP never mentioned “working class”, it’s specifically aimed at Reform voters. It’s you
who has conflated them.

5128gap · 02/06/2026 13:02

Rbof · 02/06/2026 12:59

Not another one…

No idea what that is supposed to mean.
I'm asking you what makes you think a thread about misogyny and Reform voting is a thread about the working class.

Rbof · 02/06/2026 12:59

5128gap · 02/06/2026 12:58

I think you may have misunderstood the thread. The OP is about the vile misogyny of Rob Kenyon, and is asking Reform voters if they support him despite that.
I genuinely don't know how you have leapt from that to this being a thread about 'working class people' unless you have somehow decided that vile misogyny and Reform voting are characteristics of WC people?

Not another one…

5128gap · 02/06/2026 12:58

Rbof · 02/06/2026 12:47

An incredibly ridiculous take. This thread is speaking specifically about Reform voters and working class people. There is no conflation. as someone who is working-class, from the Makerfield constituency and very much not a reform voter, why don’t you get off your high horse and then learn some comprehension skills.

I think you may have misunderstood the thread. The OP is about the vile misogyny of Rob Kenyon, and is asking Reform voters if they support him despite that.
I genuinely don't know how you have leapt from that to this being a thread about 'working class people' unless you have somehow decided that vile misogyny and Reform voting are characteristics of WC people?

Rbof · 02/06/2026 12:47

5128gap · 02/06/2026 12:38

Its equally wrong to use Reform voters and 'white working class' as though they are interchangeable.
In the recent council elections, only around 40% of people bothered to vote at all. Of those that did vote, only 27% voted Reform. This leaves a vast majority of people in the UK who do not support Reform. Many of whom will be working class.
So when you're on your high horse about stereotyping Reform voters, maybe pause to think how very offensive your own stereotyping of WC people as Reform voters is.
Just because a lot of Reform support comes from the WC, it doesn't mean the majority of the WC support Reform. As a WC person, that's highly offensive to me.

An incredibly ridiculous take. This thread is speaking specifically about Reform voters and working class people. There is no conflation. as someone who is working-class, from the Makerfield constituency and very much not a reform voter, why don’t you get off your high horse and then learn some comprehension skills.

Pikachu150 · 02/06/2026 12:38

coulditbeme2323 · 27/05/2026 15:10

But you haven't started a thread asking the same about The Greens?

Deflection.

5128gap · 02/06/2026 12:38

Rbof · 02/06/2026 12:26

It’s wrong to say every Reform voter approves of Bonnie Blue. Doing so is yet another example of how the white working class in this country are continually mischaracterised.

Its equally wrong to use Reform voters and 'white working class' as though they are interchangeable.
In the recent council elections, only around 40% of people bothered to vote at all. Of those that did vote, only 27% voted Reform. This leaves a vast majority of people in the UK who do not support Reform. Many of whom will be working class.
So when you're on your high horse about stereotyping Reform voters, maybe pause to think how very offensive your own stereotyping of WC people as Reform voters is.
Just because a lot of Reform support comes from the WC, it doesn't mean the majority of the WC support Reform. As a WC person, that's highly offensive to me.

bloooooberry · 02/06/2026 12:28

coulditbeme2323 · 27/05/2026 15:23

Who cares

Obviously the person who started the thread and the people who have constructively engaged with it?

Rbof · 02/06/2026 12:26

It’s wrong to say every Reform voter approves of Bonnie Blue. Doing so is yet another example of how the white working class in this country are continually mischaracterised.

5128gap · 02/06/2026 11:27

PoppingZits · 02/06/2026 10:39

Makerfield and the rest of the UK deserves better than this shitshow. But no let’s sit back and watch Reform UK get voted in.
Ew indeed. The thought of standing in a queue to sign a ballot paper (for any party other than Reform yUK!) with Bonnie Blue and her thousands of ‘men’ signing up to Reform UK 🤢 🤮 🤢

Doesn't surprise me in the least. The cross over between men who don't see an issue in the 'work' of BB, and men who vote Reform will be significant. Reform know their punters, and Rob Kenyon is their poster boy. Hence they're not that fussed about him revealing his crude misogyny.
I only hope they have misjudged the numbers in this demographic by comparison to the numbers of decent men and women in Makerfield.