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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

Reform UK’s Makerfield candidate appeared to doubt seriousness of Covid on X

Robert Kenyon of Reform UK
Robert Kenyon is a plumber who will run against Andy Burnham in the 18 June byelection. Photograph: Twitter/X Reform

The Reform UK candidate in this month’s Makerfield byelection appeared to express doubt over the seriousness of Covid and the efficacy of vaccines for the virus in another tranche of messages unearthed from now-deleted social media posts.

Previously seen messages from Robert Kenyon showed him interacting with far-right figures and expressing strong support for Donald Trump. Separately, the broadcaster Carol Vorderman has asked Kenyon to apologise for “disgusting comments” he made about her on X in the past.

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