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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke

Reform candidate ‘not fit to be MP’ after ‘degrading’ comments about The Saturdays and TV presenter emerge

Reform UK’s candidate in the Makerfield by-election has been dubbed “not fit to be an MP” after further controversial comments posted online have emerged.

An account linked to Robert Kenyon – who is running against Labour’s Andy Burnham in the upcoming by-election – was accused of making “degrading” comments about TV anchor Emma Crosby and a series of remarks about girl band The Saturdays.

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